encorner
\ɑ̃.kɔʁ.ne\
The verdict
“encorner” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Frapper avec ses cornes.
Corpus desk
Index FR-encorner · encorner · French
encorner · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | encorner |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.kɔʁ.ne\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « encorner » en français
Rare enough to double-check
encorner is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.kɔʁ.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
encorner doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, 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 explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is encorner, spelled E-N-C-O-R-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Frapper avec ses cornes.
- 2Tromper un mari : lui faire porter des cornes, en faire un cornard.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how encorner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Il roula les yeux, s’ébroua, se baissa encore, banda ses muscles, se dressa d’un bond, s'élança, encorna une jeune fille et disparut avec elle, la projetant dans les airs, à l’intérieur du labyrinthe.
Il aurait fallu cautériser, à défaut de recoudre, comme son oncle le faisait pour le petit bétail qui se blessait aux clôtures ou qui s’encornait pour régler un différend de pâture.
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.