encore

\ɑ̃.kɔʁ\

/\ɑ̃.kɔʁ\/ adv

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The verdict

“encore” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #85. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#85
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Qui sert à marquer que l’action ou l’état dont il s’agit se continue, se continuera ou s’est continué jusqu’au temps indiqué par le verbe ou par les autres circonstances du discours. Pour la négati...

Corpus desk

Index FR-encore · encore · French

encore · rank #85 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #85
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH va

Nearest frequency peer: va (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “encore”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “encore” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

encore vs entre
67% similar
encore vs encre
83% similar
encore vs Enora
50% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for encore
PropertyValue
Headwordencore
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdverb
IPA\ɑ̃.kɔʁ\
Letters6
Frequency rank#85
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “encore” se place dans la fréquence du français

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « va » (#84), « alors » (#86), « avait » (#87). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around encore (IPA \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\), anadverb. Corpus frequency is #85 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for encore, with forms such as "ecnore", "enccore", and "encoer". 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 also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "entre", "encre", "Enora", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented 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 encore, spelled E-N-C-O-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Qui sert à marquer que l’action ou l’état dont il s’agit se continue, se continuera ou s’est continué jusqu’au temps indiqué par le verbe ou par les autres circonstances du discours. Pour la négation, voir pas encore.
  2. 2
    De nouveau.
  3. 3
    Aussi ; de plus.
  4. 4
    Il se joint aux adverbes plus (encore plus), ou moins (encore moins), lorsqu’on veut exprimer qu’une quantité, qu’une chose est supérieure ou inférieure à une autre.
  5. 5
    Se joint d’une façon analogue à certains verbes qui marquent l’augmentation ou la diminution.
  6. 6
    Se place au commencement d’une phrase où l’on exprime une restriction qui enchérit sur ce qu’on vient de dire.
  7. 7
    Au moins. Du moins.
  8. 8
    S’emploie aussi comme une sorte d’interjection, lorsqu’on reproche à quelqu’un une récidive.
  9. 9
    Cependant ; toutefois.
  10. 10
    Souligne le pire en comparant le mauvais à celui-ci.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Elle vit encore.
  2. Il est encore au lit.

This word in other languages

still(English)todavía(Español)noch(Deutsch)ainda(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ecnore
  • enccore
  • encoer
  • encorre
  • encroe
  • enncore
  • enocre
  • necore

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of encore - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ecnore2enccore1encoer2encorre1encroe2enncore1enocre2necore2
Edit distance from "encore"

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 "encore"?
"encore" is spelled E-N-C-O-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\.
What does "encore" mean?
As an adverb, "encore" means: Qui sert à marquer que l’action ou l’état dont il s’agit se continue, se continuera ou s’est continué jusqu’au temps indiqué par le verbe ou par les autres circonstances du discours. Pour la négati...
What words are commonly confused with "encore"?
"encore" is commonly confused with "entre", "encre", "Enora". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "encore"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "encore" is \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "encore" come from?
"encore" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

autres#91France#97contre#109depuis#112

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

temps8 variantsaprès8 variantsjamais8 variantsgrand8 variants

What to do next

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  • "encore" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "entre". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #85 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list