enceindre
\ɑ̃.sɛ̃dʁ\
The verdict
“enceindre” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Environner, entourer, enfermer. Il ne se dit que des choses et en particulier des ouvrages de guerre qui servent à circonscrire.
Corpus desk
Index FR-enceindre · enceindre · French
enceindre · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | enceindre |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.sɛ̃dʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
enceindre is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.sɛ̃dʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Environner, entourer, enfermer. Il ne se dit que des choses et en particulier des ouvrages de guerre qui servent à circonscrire.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enceindre, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is enceindre, spelled E-N-C-E-I-N-D-R-E.
Definition
- 1Environner, entourer, enfermer. Il ne se dit que des choses et en particulier des ouvrages de guerre qui servent à circonscrire.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enceindre appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Enceindre une ville de murailles. Enceindre de fossés, de palissades.
…tandis que les hommes, demeurés suspendus sur les flancs de la meule, se cramponnaient énergiquement aux cordages flottants qui l’enceignaient.
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.