encerclés

\ɑ̃.sɛʁ.kle\

/\ɑ̃.sɛʁ.kle\/ verb

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The verdict

“encerclés” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #42,316. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#42,316
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe passé masculin pluriel de encercler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-encercles · encerclés · French

encerclés · rank #42,316 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #42,316
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH encercler

Nearest frequency peer: encercler (-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 « encerclés »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « encerclés » 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).

encerclés vs encercler
78% similar
encerclés vs encerclée
89% similar

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

Key facts for encerclés
PropertyValue
Headwordencerclés
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.sɛʁ.kle\
Letters9
Frequency rank#42,316
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « encerclés »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « encercler » (#42,315), « endure » (#42,317), « empêchaient » (#42,314). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « encerclés » est au #42,316. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around encerclés (IPA \ɑ̃.sɛʁ.kle\), averb. Corpus frequency is #42,316 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe passé masculin pluriel de encercler.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for encerclés, with forms such as "ecnerclés", "enccerclés", and "encecrlés". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "encercler", "encerclée", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is encerclés, spelled E-N-C-E-R-C-L-É-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé masculin pluriel de encercler.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnerclés
  • enccerclés
  • encecrlés
  • encercclés
  • encercles
  • encercllés
  • encerclsé
  • encercléss
  • encercéls
  • encerlcés
  • encerrclés
  • encreclés
  • enecrclés
  • enncerclés
  • necerclés

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encerclés - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ecnerclés2enccerclés1encecrlés2encercclés1encercles1encercllés1encerclsé2encercléss1
Edit distance from "encerclés"

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 "encerclés"?
"encerclés" is spelled E-N-C-E-R-C-L-É-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.sɛʁ.kle\.
What does "encerclés" mean?
As a verb, "encerclés" means: Participe passé masculin pluriel de encercler.
What words are commonly confused with "encerclés"?
"encerclés" is commonly confused with "encercler", "encerclée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encerclés"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encerclés" is \ɑ̃.sɛʁ.kle\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encerclés" come from?
"encerclés" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

encercler#42,315enfonçant#42,319engranger#42,320détachant#42,309

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

désiraient15 variantsdégonfler15 variantsdéchetterie15 variantsFenerbahçe15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list