encrasser
\ɑ̃.kʁa.se\
The verdict
“encrasser” 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) - Rendre crasseux.
Corpus desk
Index FR-encrasser · encrasser · French
encrasser · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 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 | encrasser |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.kʁa.se\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « encrasser » en français
Rare enough to double-check
encrasser is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.kʁa.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for encrasser in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is encrasser, spelled E-N-C-R-A-S-S-E-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre crasseux.
- 2Devenir crasseux.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how encrasser appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
La poussière encrasse les habits.
La fumée encrasse les tuyaux.
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.