encadrer

\ɑ̃.ka.dʁe\

/\ɑ̃.ka.dʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“encadrer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #13,372. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,372
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre dans un cadre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-encadrer · encadrer · French

encadrer · rank #13,372 · 12 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,372
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH empêchant

Nearest frequency peer: empêchant (-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 « encadrer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « encadrer » 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).

encadrer vs escadre
75% similar
encadrer vs encadrés
75% similar
encadrer vs encadre
88% similar

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

Key facts for encadrer
PropertyValue
Headwordencadrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ka.dʁe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,372
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « encadrer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).encadrerse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « empêchant » (#13,371), « enfuit » (#13,373), « embarras » (#13,370). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « encadrer » est au #13,372. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around encadrer (IPA \ɑ̃.ka.dʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #13,372 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for encadrer, with forms such as "ecnadrer", "enacdrer", and "encaddrer". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "escadre", "encadrés", "encadre", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is encadrer, spelled E-N-C-A-D-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Mettre dans un cadre.
  2. 2
    Entourer avec le dessein d’embellir ou de fortifier.
  3. 3
    Insérer dans un écrit ou dans un discours.
  4. 4
    Surveiller et animer un groupe dont on a la responsabilité.
  5. 5
    Surveiller et réglementer, souvent dans le but de limiter.
  6. 6
    Placer dans les cadres, c’est-à-dire entourer des gradés d’un corps.
  7. 7
    Être situé de part et d'autre.
  8. 8
    Supporter (quelqu’un).
  9. 9
    Apparaître dans un cadre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Faire encadrer un tableau, une gravure.
  2. Une estampe encadrée.

Synonyms

supportervoir en peinturesentirblairer

This word in other languages

frame(English)enmarcar(Español)einrahmen(Deutsch)enquadrar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnadrer
  • enacdrer
  • encaddrer
  • encaderr
  • encadrerr
  • encadrre
  • encadrrer
  • encarder
  • enccadrer
  • encdarer
  • enncadrer
  • necadrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encadrer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecnadrer2enacdrer2encaddrer1encaderr2encadrerr1encadrre2encadrrer1encarder2
Edit distance from "encadrer"

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 "encadrer"?
"encadrer" is spelled E-N-C-A-D-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ka.dʁe\.
What does "encadrer" mean?
As a verb, "encadrer" means: Mettre dans un cadre.
What words are commonly confused with "encadrer"?
"encadrer" is commonly confused with "escadre", "encadrés", "encadre". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encadrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encadrer" is \ɑ̃.ka.dʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encadrer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

embarras#13,370détacher#13,369essayent#13,376démonter#13,365

Similar misspelling depth

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

finalité12 variantsdominent12 variantsdirigeait12 variantsharicots12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list