enclumer
\ɑ̃.kly.me\
The verdict
“enclumer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entêter ; attacher la tête d’une épingle à la hanse.
Corpus desk
Index FR-enclumer · enclumer · French
enclumer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | enclumer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.kly.me\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « enclumer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
enclumer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.kly.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
enclumer doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular French conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is enclumer, spelled E-N-C-L-U-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Entêter ; attacher la tête d’une épingle à la hanse.
- 2Enculer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enclumer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Et bien sûr ça recommence, on s'est fait marteler, on s'est fait enclumer !
Se faire activement enclumer par les hordes de fumeurs dans les bars.
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.