réunion de famille

\ʁe.y.njɔ̃ də fa.mij\

/\ʁe.y.njɔ̃ də fa.mij\/ noun

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
18
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Moment peu fréquent ou se retrouvent des personnes ayant un ou plusieurs ancêtres en commun, pour discuter et se réunir.

Key facts for réunion de famille
PropertyValue
Headwordréunion de famille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁe.y.njɔ̃ də fa.mij\
Letters18
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “réunion de famille” sits in French frequency

réunion de famille 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

réunion de famille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ʁe.y.njɔ̃ də fa.mij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Moment peu fréquent ou se retrouvent des personnes ayant un ou plusieurs ancêtres en commun, pour discuter et se réunir.".

réunion de famille has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is réunion de famille, spelled R-É-U-N-I-O-N- -D-E- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Moment peu fréquent ou se retrouvent des personnes ayant un ou plusieurs ancêtres en commun, pour discuter et se réunir.

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 "réunion de famille"?
"réunion de famille" is spelled R-É-U-N-I-O-N- -D-E- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁe.y.njɔ̃ də fa.mij\.
What does "réunion de famille" mean?
As a noun, "réunion de famille" means: Moment peu fréquent ou se retrouvent des personnes ayant un ou plusieurs ancêtres en commun, pour discuter et se réunir.
How do you pronounce "réunion de famille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "réunion de famille" is \ʁe.y.njɔ̃ də fa.mij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "réunion de famille" come from?
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Using “réunion de famille”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is R-É-U-N-I-O-N- -D-E- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ʁe.y.njɔ̃ də fa.mij\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list