enfin
French, adverb/ɑ̃.fɛ̃/
enfin is spelled E-N-F-I-N (5 letters) and appears 295 times per million words in written French, the 281st most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enfin is a French adverb meaning “finally; in the end” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “À la fin ; après un long temps ; après une longue attente”.
What does enfin mean in English?
adverb
- 1
finally; in the end
- 2
at last, finally
- 3
in fact; indeed
- 4
Introduces a contradiction, objection, limitation or correction of what has just been stated.
Near-synonyms: du moins (“at least”), néanmoins, plutôt (“rather”), toutefois
interjection
- 1
at last, finally, about time!
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. À la fin ; après un long temps ; après une longue attente. 2. À la fin d’une énumération, pour abréger, en résumé. 3. Après tout, en conclusion. 4. Introduit une correction ou une précision de ce qui était dit précédemment.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce enfin?
- /ɑ̃.fɛ̃/
- \ɑ̃.fɛ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to enfin
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is enfin in French?
enfin appears 295 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).