rencontre
"rencontre" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“rencontre” is uncommon English (frequency #94,185 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #94,185
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A chance or unexpected meeting or encounter.
Corpus desk
Index EN-rencontre · rencontre · English
rencontre · rank #94,185 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #94,185
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH remapping
Nearest frequency peer: remapping (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “rencontre”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- redrew
redrew
5,822 corpus weight
- redwing
redwing
5,820 corpus weight
- remapping
remapping
5,817 corpus weight
- rencontre
rencontre
5,816 corpus weight
- reorganising
reorganising
5,813 corpus weight
- republique
republique
5,812 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “rencontre” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | rencontre |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #94,185 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “rencontre” in English
Rare enough to double-check
rencontre is uncommon English at frequency #94,185 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A chance or unexpected meeting or encounter.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for rencontre, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French rencontre. The correct English form is rencontre, spelled R-E-N-C-O-N-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1A chance or unexpected meeting or encounter.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how rencontre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In the entrance hall I was somewhat surprised, and my fair companion still more so, when we met Rashleigh Osbaldistone, who could not help shewing equal wonder at our rencontre.
Mr. Gadsden hesitated, jealous and scrupulous now in his actions where ladies were concerned, and more especially anxious on that day that the two circumstances, the rencontre of the morning and the visit of the evening, should not be coupled together by the Northington people.
Etymology
From Middle French rencontre.
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
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).