empreint

\ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃\

/\ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃\/ adj

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The verdict

“empreint” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #27,796. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,796
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - (Avec de) Caractérisé par ; profondément marqué par.

Corpus desk

Index FR-empreint · empreint · French

empreint · rank #27,796 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,796
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ellie

Nearest frequency peer: Ellie (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « empreint »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « empreint » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

empreint vs emprunt
75% similar
empreint vs enfreint
75% similar
empreint vs empreinte
89% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for empreint
PropertyValue
Headwordempreint
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃\
Letters8
Frequency rank#27,796
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « empreint »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.empreintse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Ellie » (#27,795), « enchantement » (#27,797), « endosser » (#27,798). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « empreint » est au #27,796. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around empreint (IPA \ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,796 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "(Avec de) Caractérisé par ; profondément marqué par.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for empreint, with forms such as "emmpreint", "emperint", and "emppreint". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "emprunt", "enfreint", "empreinte", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is empreint, spelled E-M-P-R-E-I-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    (Avec de) Caractérisé par ; profondément marqué par.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wikipédia permet de contribuer à un certain progrès qui est empreint d’un caractère spirituel, philosophique, scientifique, humanitaire, etc.
  2. Il hocha la tête par un mouvement empreint d’une grâce pleine de tristesse, et nous nous quittâmes.

This word in other languages

imprinted(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emmpreint
  • emperint
  • emppreint
  • empreinnt
  • empreintt
  • empreitn
  • emprenit
  • emprient
  • emprreint
  • emrpeint
  • epmreint
  • mepreint

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of empreint - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

emmpreint1emperint2emppreint1empreinnt1empreintt1empreitn2emprenit2emprient2
Edit distance from "empreint"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "empreint"?
"empreint" is spelled E-M-P-R-E-I-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃\.
What does "empreint" mean?
As an adjective, "empreint" means: (Avec de) Caractérisé par ; profondément marqué par.
What words are commonly confused with "empreint"?
"empreint" is commonly confused with "emprunt", "enfreint", "empreinte". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "empreint"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "empreint" is \ɑ̃.pʁɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "empreint" come from?
"empreint" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "empreint", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

endosser#27,798défendus#27,784débloque#27,781fleurons#27,815

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

follement12 variantscuillères12 variantscouchent12 variantshivernal12 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list