personne de confiance

\pɛʁ.sɔn də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\

/\pɛʁ.sɔn də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
21
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Personne que l’on juge digne de confiance de par sa intégrité morale ou sa loyauté, à qui l’on peut se fier.

Key facts for personne de confiance
PropertyValue
Headwordpersonne de confiance
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\pɛʁ.sɔn də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\
Letters21
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “personne de confiance” sits in French frequency

personne de confiance falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

personne de confiance is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \pɛʁ.sɔn də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

personne de confiance has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is personne de confiance, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-N-E- -D-E- -C-O-N-F-I-A-N-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Personne que l’on juge digne de confiance de par sa intégrité morale ou sa loyauté, à qui l’on peut se fier.
  2. 2
    Tiers choisi par une patient pour l’accompagner dans ses démarches et rendez-vous médicaux, l’aider à la prise de décisions de santé, et représenter ses volontés auprès de l’équipe soignante en cas d’incapacité à s’exprimer (ex: coma ou démence). Ce tiers peut aussi être dépositaire des directives anticipées.

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 "personne de confiance"?
"personne de confiance" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-N-E- -D-E- -C-O-N-F-I-A-N-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛʁ.sɔn də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\.
What does "personne de confiance" mean?
As a noun, "personne de confiance" means: Personne que l’on juge digne de confiance de par sa intégrité morale ou sa loyauté, à qui l’on peut se fier.
How do you pronounce "personne de confiance"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "personne de confiance" is \pɛʁ.sɔn də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "personne de confiance" come from?
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Using “personne de confiance”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is P-E-R-S-O-N-N-E- -D-E- -C-O-N-F-I-A-N-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \pɛʁ.sɔn də kɔ̃.fjɑ̃s\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list