enchevêtrer

\ɑ̃.ʃə.ve.tʁe\

/\ɑ̃.ʃə.ve.tʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“enchevêtrer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Attacher un cheval avec un chevêtre, un licou.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enchevetrer · enchevêtrer · French

enchevêtrer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 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.

Key facts for enchevêtrer
PropertyValue
Headwordenchevêtrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ʃə.ve.tʁe\
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enchevêtrer” sits in French frequency

enchevêtrer falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enchevêtrer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.ʃə.ve.tʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for enchevêtrer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is enchevêtrer, spelled E-N-C-H-E-V-Ê-T-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Attacher un cheval avec un chevêtre, un licou.
  2. 2
    Relier des solives avec un chevêtre.
  3. 3
    Mêler, embrouiller les unes dans les autres, en parlant des choses.
  4. 4
    Engager son pied dans la longe du licol, en parlant d’un cheval.
  5. 5
    S’embrouiller dans une affaire, dans un raisonnement.
  6. 6
    S’emmêler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how enchevêtrer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Alors seulement il se mit en devoir de faire reculer sa brichka, mais ne réussit pas à la dégager, tant les deux attelages étaient enchevêtrés.
  2. En effet, dans l'ardeur du combat, les cornes des deux wapitis s’étaient tellement enchevêtrées qu'elles ne pouvaient plus se dégager, à moins de se rompre.

Synonyms

emmêler

This word in other languages

tangle(English)enredar(Español)imbricar(Português)

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.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enchevêtrer"?
"enchevêtrer" is spelled E-N-C-H-E-V-Ê-T-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ʃə.ve.tʁe\.
What does "enchevêtrer" mean?
As a verb, "enchevêtrer" means: Attacher un cheval avec un chevêtre, un licou.
How do you pronounce "enchevêtrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enchevêtrer" is \ɑ̃.ʃə.ve.tʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enchevêtrer" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list