en vue de

\ɑ̃ vy də\

/\ɑ̃ vy də\/ prep

The verdict

“en vue de” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a preposition. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - En un point où l’on peut voir, d’où l’on peut être vu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-en-vue-de · en vue de · French

en vue de · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 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.

Key facts for en vue de
PropertyValue
Headworden vue de
LanguageFrench
Part of speechPreposition
IPA\ɑ̃ vy də\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « en vue de » en français

en vue desiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

en vue de is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as apreposition, transcribed \ɑ̃ vy də\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for en vue de, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is en vue de, spelled E-N- -V-U-E- -D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    En un point où l’on peut voir, d’où l’on peut être vu.
  2. 2
    Dans l’intention de, en considération de.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how en vue de appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Le roi, accompagné d’Ivanhoé, de Gurth et de Wamba, arriva sans accident en vue du château de Coningsburg avant que le soleil eût quitté l’horizon.
  2. […] ; les utopies sociales furent faites en vue de maintenir un noyau de guerriers homériques dans les cités, etc.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "en vue de"?
"en vue de" is spelled E-N- -V-U-E- -D-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃ vy də\.
What does "en vue de" mean?
As a preposition, "en vue de" means: En un point où l’on peut voir, d’où l’on peut être vu.
How do you pronounce "en vue de"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "en vue de" is \ɑ̃ vy də\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "en vue de" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list