en vogue
\ɑ̃ vɔɡ\
The verdict
“en vogue” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Selon les goûts, les mœurs du moment.
Corpus desk
Index FR-en-vogue · en vogue · French
en vogue · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | en vogue |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɑ̃ vɔɡ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « en vogue » en français
Rare enough to double-check
en vogue is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃ vɔɡ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Selon les goûts, les mœurs du moment.".
Zero misspellings are on record for en vogue in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is en vogue, spelled E-N- -V-O-G-U-E.
Definition
- 1Selon les goûts, les mœurs du moment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how en vogue appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
L’astrologie judiciaire était alors en vogue. La haute raison du président de L’Alouette condamnait cette science frivole et chimérique. Il écrivit pour la discréditer et en démontrer le vide et la nullité.
Ainsi affublés, ils se dénommeraient « les Derviches du Désert », et les principaux morceaux de leur répertoire seraient pris parmi les scies en vogue.
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.