encore
/ˈɒŋkɔː/
"encore" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“encore” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #17,355. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #17,355
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 12
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.
Corpus desk
Index EN-encore · encore · English
encore · rank #17,355 · 8 variants · 12 confusables
- FREQ-MID #17,355
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Elton
Nearest frequency peer: Elton (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “encore”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- eff
eff
82,649 corpus weight
- Elton
Elton
82,647 corpus weight
- encore
encore
82,646 corpus weight
- engages
engages
82,645 corpus weight
- enormously
enormously
82,644 corpus weight
- Epstein
Epstein
82,643 corpus weight
What this shows “encore” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | encore |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈɒŋkɔː/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #17,355 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 12 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “encore”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around encore (IPA /ˈɒŋkɔː/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #17,355 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for encore, with forms such as "ecnore", "enccore", and "encoer". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "entre", "entire", "ensure", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense. The correct English form is encore, spelled E-N-C-O-R-E.
Definition
- 1A brief extra performance, done after the main performance is complete.
- 2A call or demand (as by continued applause) for a repeat performance.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how encore appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
To play an encore.
Can I get an encore? We want more!
Etymology
Borrowed from French encore (“more, again”), and once used in this sense.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ecnore
- enccore
- encoer
- encorre
- encroe
- enncore
- enocre
- necore
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encore - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "encore", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).