enfant

\ɑ̃.fɑ̃\

/\ɑ̃.fɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“enfant” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#433
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Garçon ou fille qui n’a pas encore atteint l’adolescence.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enfant · enfant · French

enfant · rank #433 · 9 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #433
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH agit

Nearest frequency peer: agit (-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 « enfant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enfant » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

enfant vs enfin
67% similar
enfant vs étant
50% similar
enfant vs enfuit
67% similar

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

Key facts for enfant
PropertyValue
Headwordenfant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.fɑ̃\
Letters6
Frequency rank#433
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enfant »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).enfantse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « agit » (#432), « ministre » (#434), « truc » (#431). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enfant » est au #433. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around enfant (IPA \ɑ̃.fɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #433 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfant, with forms such as "efnant", "enafnt", and "enfannt". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "enfin", "étant", "enfuit", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, 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 enfant, spelled E-N-F-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Garçon ou fille qui n’a pas encore atteint l’adolescence.
  2. 2
    Fils ou fille, de tout âge, par relation au père ou à la mère.
  3. 3
    Fils, par relation à ses parents.
  4. 4
    Descendant, descendante en ligne directe et indirecte.
  5. 5
    Personne proche de manière affective, amicale, filiale.
  6. 6
    Représentants les plus jeunes d’une population.
  7. 7
    Chose qui est produite par une autre, qui en naît, qui en résulte.
  8. 8
    (En apposition ou attribut, avec valeur d'adjectif). Qui a le caractère d’un enfant.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Mais l’enfant, de plus en plus épeuré, s’était caché dans les jupons de la femme.
  2. Je vis toute la famille de mon hôte, une vingtaine de personnes, dont une dizaine d’enfants, qui dormaient, serrés les uns contre les autres, sur des nattes de pandanus.

Synonyms

bambinboutchoubout d’chouchérubinchiarddrôlefilsfilleflogalopingamingnassegosselardonloupiotmarmotmerdeuxminotmiochemômemorveuxmoufletmoussemoutardmoujinguepetiotpetitpiotpiotepiottepitchounpitchounetp’tiotrejetontête blondetiottit-bouttit-culti-culdescendancedescendantportéeprogéniturerejetonenfantin

Antonyms

adulteparent

This word in other languages

child(English)criatura(Español)Kind(Deutsch)menino(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnant
  • enafnt
  • enfannt
  • enfantt
  • enfatn
  • enffant
  • enfnat
  • ennfant
  • nefant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efnant2enafnt2enfannt1enfantt1enfatn2enffant1enfnat2ennfant1
Edit distance from "enfant"

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 "enfant"?
"enfant" is spelled E-N-F-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fɑ̃\.
What does "enfant" mean?
As a noun, "enfant" means: Garçon ou fille qui n’a pas encore atteint l’adolescence.
What words are commonly confused with "enfant"?
"enfant" is commonly confused with "enfin", "étant", "enfuit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfant" is \ɑ̃.fɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfant" come from?
"enfant" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

quelle#437semble#429Québec#428Pierre#427

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

musique9 variantsrégion9 variantspermet9 variantssimple9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list