émincer

\e.mɛ̃.se\

/\e.mɛ̃.se\/ verb

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The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Couper de la viande ou des légumes en tranches très minces.

Corpus desk

Index FR-emincer · émincer · French

émincer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" 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.

Key facts for émincer
PropertyValue
Headwordémincer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.mɛ̃.se\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “émincer” se place dans la fréquence du français

émincerreste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

émincer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.mɛ̃.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for émincer, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is émincer, spelled É-M-I-N-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Couper de la viande ou des légumes en tranches très minces.
  2. 2
    Rendre quelque chose moins épais.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how émincer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Du mouton émincé.
  2. Ajoutez les légumes émincés.

This word in other languages

mince(English)picar(Español)schneiden(Deutsch)

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 "émincer"?
"émincer" is spelled É-M-I-N-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.mɛ̃.se\.
What does "émincer" mean?
As a verb, "émincer" means: Couper de la viande ou des légumes en tranches très minces.
How do you pronounce "émincer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "émincer" is \e.mɛ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "émincer" come from?
"émincer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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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