encolérer
\ɑ̃.kɔ.le.ʁe\
The verdict
“encolérer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. 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) - Mettre en colère.
Corpus desk
Index FR-encolerer · encolérer · French
encolérer · 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 | encolérer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.kɔ.le.ʁe\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « encolérer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
encolérer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.kɔ.le.ʁe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Mettre en colère.".
encolérer has no tracked misspelling variants, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is encolérer, spelled E-N-C-O-L-É-R-E-R.
Definition
- 1Mettre en colère.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how encolérer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Elle ne criait pas, ne s’encolérait pas.
Et puis, quand je me suis rangée à chanter raisonnablement, il s’est trouvé que j’avais si bonne mémoire pour retenir toutes choses chantables, celles qui contentent notre gars comme celles qui l’encolèrent, que plus d’une fois je l’ai vu me brûler compagnie tout d’un coup et s’en aller sans rien me dire, encore qu’il m’eût priée de chanter. — (George San…
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.