encoignure
\ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ\
The verdict
“encoignure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Endroit où aboutissent deux murailles qui font un coin.
Corpus desk
Index FR-encoignure · encoignure · French
encoignure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | encoignure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
encoignure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.kɔ.ɲyʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for encoignure, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is encoignure, spelled E-N-C-O-I-G-N-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Endroit où aboutissent deux murailles qui font un coin.
- 2Petit meuble en forme d’armoire ou d’étagère propre à être placé dans les coins des appartements.
- 3Recoin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how encoignure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Le cercle de lumière projeté par la lanterne l’éclairait faiblement, et il ressemblait, dans cette zone de clair-obscur, à ces sombres statues de chevaliers, toujours debout à l’encoignure de quelque tombe noire sous les chapelles gothiques.
Ce sont là de ces bonheurs d’employé, de ces joies de prison que connaissent seulement ces pauvres êtres rapetissés dont toute la vie tient dans une encoignure.
Synonyms
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.