encognure
\ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ\
The verdict
“encognure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. 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) - Variante de encoignure.
Corpus desk
Index FR-encognure · encognure · French
encognure · 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 | encognure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « encognure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
encognure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante de encoignure.".
No misspelling variants are generated for encognure in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is encognure, spelled E-N-C-O-G-N-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Variante de encoignure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how encognure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
ARÊTIER. s. m. Terme d'Architecture. Pièce de charpente, droite ou courbe dans sa longueur, qui forme l’encognure d'un comble.
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.