vie de famille

\vi də fa.mij\

/\vi də fa.mij\/ noun

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The verdict

“vie 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
14
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ensemble des activités faites avec les membres de sa famille ; peut être opposé à la vie professionnelle.

Key facts for vie de famille
PropertyValue
Headwordvie de famille
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\vi də fa.mij\
Letters14
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “vie de famille” sits in French frequency

vie 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

vie de famille is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \vi də fa.mij\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ensemble des activités faites avec les membres de sa famille ; peut être opposé à la vie professionnelle.".

Zero misspellings are on record for vie de famille in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is vie de famille, spelled V-I-E- -D-E- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ensemble des activités faites avec les membres de sa famille ; peut être opposé à la vie professionnelle.

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 "vie de famille"?
"vie de famille" is spelled V-I-E- -D-E- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \vi də fa.mij\.
What does "vie de famille" mean?
As a noun, "vie de famille" means: Ensemble des activités faites avec les membres de sa famille ; peut être opposé à la vie professionnelle.
How do you pronounce "vie de famille"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vie de famille" is \vi də fa.mij\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "vie de famille" come from?
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Using “vie de famille”

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

  • The one correct French spelling is V-I-E- -D-E- -F-A-M-I-L-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \vi 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