enchaîner

/\ɑ̃.ʃe.ne\/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#14,257

in French word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

4

similar word pairs

enchaîner is aFrenchverb. It means: Lier quelqu’un avec une chaîne ou attacher quelqu’un avec des chaînes à quelque chose. Pronounced \ɑ̃.ʃe.ne\. Often confused with entraîner and enchaînés.

Key facts for enchaîner
PropertyValue
Headwordenchaîner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ʃe.ne\
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,257
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of enchaîner in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for enchaîner is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.ʃe.ne\. Corpus data places it at rank #14,257 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for enchaîner, with forms such as "ecnhaîner", "encahîner", and "encchaîner". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "entraîner", "enchaînés", "enchaîne", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is enchaîner, spelled E-N-C-H-A-Î-N-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Lier quelqu’un avec une chaîne ou attacher quelqu’un avec des chaînes à quelque chose.
  2. 2
    Subjuguer ; asservir.
  3. 3
    Retenir, contenir.
  4. 4
    Faire découler certaines choses les unes des autres par une dépendance, une relation mutuelle.

Synonyms

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ecnhaîner,encahîner,encchaîner,enchainer,enchanîer,enchaîenr,enchaînerr,enchaînner,enchaînre,enchhaîner,enchîaner,enhcaîner,ennchaîner,nechaîner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for enchaîner

Misspelling Variants of "enchaîner"

ecnhaîner9encahîner9encchaîner10enchainer9enchanîer9enchaîenr9enchaînerr10enchaînner10
Misspelling Variants of "enchaîner"

Frequency rank: #14,257 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enchaîner"?
"enchaîner" is spelled E-N-C-H-A-Î-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ʃe.ne\.
What does "enchaîner" mean?
As a verb, "enchaîner" means: Lier quelqu’un avec une chaîne ou attacher quelqu’un avec des chaînes à quelque chose.
What words are commonly confused with "enchaîner"?
"enchaîner" is commonly confused with "entraîner", "enchaînés", "enchaîne". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enchaîner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enchaîner" is \ɑ̃.ʃe.ne\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enchaîner" come from?
"enchaîner" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.