encaisseur
\ɑ̃.kɛ.sœʁ\
The verdict
“encaisseur” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Employé de banque ou de commerce qui va à domicile percevoir des sommes, recouvrer des effets, etc.
Corpus desk
Index FR-encaisseur · encaisseur · French
encaisseur · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" 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 | encaisseur |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.kɛ.sœʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
encaisseur is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.kɛ.sœʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Employé de banque ou de commerce qui va à domicile percevoir des sommes, recouvrer des effets, etc.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for encaisseur, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is encaisseur, spelled E-N-C-A-I-S-S-E-U-R.
Definition
- 1Employé de banque ou de commerce qui va à domicile percevoir des sommes, recouvrer des effets, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how encaisseur appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Nous tombâmes sur une bande d’enfants qui jouaient aux gangsters. Cinq ou six gosses aux mâchoires contractées se jetaient sur l’un d’eux qui feignait de marcher tranquillement. « Où est sa sacoche ? hurlait celui qui semblait être leur chef. Ils attaquaient sans doute un encaisseur de la Banque de France.
This word in other languages
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.