enfin

\ɑ̃.fɛ̃\

/\ɑ̃.fɛ̃\/ adv

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The verdict

“enfin” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #280. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#280
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - À la fin ; après un long temps ; après une longue attente.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enfin · enfin · French

enfin · rank #280 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #280
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH dernier

Nearest frequency peer: dernier (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « enfin »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « enfin » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enfin vs envi
60% similar
enfin vs envie
60% similar
enfin vs engin
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enfin
PropertyValue
Headwordenfin
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɑ̃.fɛ̃\
Letters5
Frequency rank#280
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enfin »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).enfinse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « dernier » (#279), « font » (#281), « choses » (#278). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enfin » est au #280. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around enfin (IPA \ɑ̃.fɛ̃\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #280 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfin, with forms such as "efnin", "enffin", and "enfinn". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "envi", "envie", "engin", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is enfin, spelled E-N-F-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    À la fin ; après un long temps ; après une longue attente.
  2. 2
    À la fin d’une énumération, pour abréger, en résumé.
  3. 3
    Après tout, en conclusion.
  4. 4
    Introduit une correction ou une précision de ce qui était dit précédemment.
  5. 5
    Marque une conclusion résignée.
  6. 6
    Exprime l’impatience, la réprobation ou l’exaspération.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais, comme elle débouchait enfin sur la place Gaillon, la jeune fille s'arrêta net de surprise.
  2. Mais tandis que notre politique marocaine restait inconsistante, notre opinion publique avait enfin commencé à s’intéresser au Maroc.

Synonyms

à la finfinalementbrefenfin bref

This word in other languages

finally(English)por fin(Español)schließlich(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnin
  • enffin
  • enfinn
  • enfni
  • enifn
  • ennfin
  • nefin

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enfin - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

efnin2enffin1enfinn1enfni2enifn2ennfin1nefin2
Edit distance from "enfin"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enfin"?
"enfin" is spelled E-N-F-I-N. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fɛ̃\.
What does "enfin" mean?
As an adverb, "enfin" means: À la fin ; après un long temps ; après une longue attente.
What words are commonly confused with "enfin"?
"enfin" is commonly confused with "envi", "envie", "engin". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfin"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfin" is \ɑ̃.fɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfin" come from?
"enfin" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enfin", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list