énergumène
\e.nɛʁ.ɡy.mɛn\
The verdict
“énergumène” is uncommon French (frequency #52,444 among 40,273 “É” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #52,444
- frequency rank, French
- 40,273
- “É” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Délirant, exalté.
Corpus desk
Index FR-energumene · énergumène · French
énergumène · rank #52,444 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #52,444
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 40,273
- PHOTO-FINISH éloignes
Nearest frequency peer: éloignes (-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 “énergumène”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- électrogène
électrogène
47,560 corpus weight
- électrotech…
électrotechnique
47,559 corpus weight
- éloignes
éloignes
47,558 corpus weight
- énergumène
énergumène
47,557 corpus weight
- épervier
épervier
47,555 corpus weight
- équidés
équidés
47,554 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “énergumène” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | énergumène |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \e.nɛʁ.ɡy.mɛn\ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #52,444 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “énergumène” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
énergumène is uncommon French at frequency #52,444 among 40,273 “É” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed \e.nɛʁ.ɡy.mɛn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Délirant, exalté.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for énergumène, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is énergumène, spelled É-N-E-R-G-U-M-È-N-E.
Definition
- 1Délirant, exalté.
This word in other languages
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "énergumène", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.