antreten
\ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩\
The verdict
“antreten” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Se présenter, concourir (à un examen, une élection).
Corpus desk
Index FR-antreten · antreten · French
antreten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | antreten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « antreten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
antreten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ˈanˌtʁeːtn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
antreten has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is antreten, spelled A-N-T-R-E-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Se présenter, concourir (à un examen, une élection).
- 2Mettre en concurrence, affronter.
- 3Prendre (un poste, un service).
- 4Se mettre en route (pour un voyage).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how antreten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nach zwei Amtszeiten darf Widodo nicht noch einmal antreten.
Die Forschenden, die vor 45 Jahren das TCP-Protokoll testen, treten mit ihrer Technik gegen ein Protokoll namens X.25 an, das von einer anderen Gruppierung vorgeschlagen und bevorzugt wird.
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.