encaserner
\ɑ̃.ka.zɛʁ.ne\
The verdict
“encaserner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Enfermer dans une caserne.
Corpus desk
Index FR-encaserner · encaserner · French
encaserner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | encaserner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ka.zɛʁ.ne\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « encaserner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
encaserner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.ka.zɛʁ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for encaserner, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is encaserner, spelled E-N-C-A-S-E-R-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Enfermer dans une caserne.
- 2Emprisonner.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how encaserner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Je m'incline encore quand mon père me notifie sa décision de m'encaserner dans l'École de préparation aux concours de l'École polytechnique, de Saint-Cyr et de Centrale tenue par les Jésuites, qu'on dénomme la rue des Postes.
Le « socialisme réel » qui prévalait au-delà du Rideau de fer a encaserné les corps et tué les idées.
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.