encombrement

\ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃\

/\ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“encombrement” has 19 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #26,716. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,716
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
19
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action d’encombrer ou résultat de cette action.

Corpus desk

Index FR-encombrement · encombrement · French

encombrement · rank #26,716 · 19 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,716
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH enfui

Nearest frequency peer: enfui (+1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « encombrement »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « encombrement » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for encombrement
PropertyValue
Headwordencombrement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃\
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,716
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « encombrement »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).encombrementse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « enfui » (#26,717), « emphase » (#26,714), « enjoy » (#26,718). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « encombrement » est au #26,716. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around encombrement (IPA \ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,716 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for encombrement, with forms such as "ecnombrement", "enccombrement", and "encmobrement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is encombrement, spelled E-N-C-O-M-B-R-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’encombrer ou résultat de cette action.
  2. 2
    Embouteillage dans la circulation ; bouchon.
  3. 3
    Place ou volume occupé par une machine.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […], il s’achemina vers le grand escalier, et, malgré l’encombrement formé dans toutes les voies par les pages et les écuyers, il parvint jusqu’aux appartements ….
  2. […], et l'attention des sages se fixait de préférence sur celles dont la grâce n'était pas altérée par l'artifice des ceintures et l'encombrement des bijoux.

This word in other languages

cluttering(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnombrement
  • enccombrement
  • encmobrement
  • encobmrement
  • encombbrement
  • encomberment
  • encombreemnt
  • encombremennt
  • encombrementt
  • encombremetn
  • encombremment
  • encombremnet
  • encombrmeent
  • encombrrement
  • encommbrement
  • encomrbement
  • enncombrement
  • enocmbrement
  • necombrement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encombrement - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ecnombrement2enccombrement1encmobrement2encobmrement2encombbrement1encomberment2encombreemnt2encombremennt1
Edit distance from "encombrement"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "encombrement"?
"encombrement" is spelled E-N-C-O-M-B-R-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃\.
What does "encombrement" mean?
As a noun, "encombrement" means: Action d’encombrer ou résultat de cette action.
What are common misspellings of "encombrement"?
Common misspellings include "ecnombrement", "enccombrement", "encmobrement", "encobmrement", "encombbrement". The correct spelling is "encombrement".
How do you pronounce "encombrement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encombrement" is \ɑ̃.kɔ̃.bʁə.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encombrement" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "encombrement", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list