encadre

\ɑ̃.kadʁ\

/\ɑ̃.kadʁ\/ verb

The verdict

“encadre” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #25,989. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,989
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de encadrer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-encadre · encadre · French

encadre · rank #25,989 · 9 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,989
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH effectuera

Nearest frequency peer: effectuera (-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 « encadre »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « encadre » 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).

encadre vs encre
71% similar
encadre vs encore
71% similar
encadre vs escadre
86% similar

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

Key facts for encadre
PropertyValue
Headwordencadre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.kadʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#25,989
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « encadre »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).encadrese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « effectuera » (#25,988), « enchère » (#25,990), « détournements » (#25,987). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « encadre » est au #25,989. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around encadre (IPA \ɑ̃.kadʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #25,989 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for encadre, with forms such as "ecnadre", "enacdre", and "encaddre". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "encre", "encore", "escadre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is encadre, spelled E-N-C-A-D-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de encadrer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de encadrer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de encadrer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de encadrer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de encadrer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Pour l’instant, il n'y a pas de loi qui encadre ce type d’arrêt dans le monde professionnel, justifie Christelle Wieder, adjointe à la maire de Strasbourg en charge du droit des femmes et des hommes.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnadre
  • enacdre
  • encaddre
  • encader
  • encarde
  • enccadre
  • encdare
  • enncadre
  • necadre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encadre - 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.

ecnadre2enacdre2encaddre1encader2encarde2enccadre1encdare2enncadre1
Edit distance from "encadre"

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 "encadre"?
"encadre" is spelled E-N-C-A-D-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.kadʁ\.
What does "encadre" mean?
As a verb, "encadre" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de encadrer.
What words are commonly confused with "encadre"?
"encadre" is commonly confused with "encre", "encore", "escadre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encadre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encadre" is \ɑ̃.kadʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encadre" come from?
"encadre" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list