enfermant

\ɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɑ̃\

/\ɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɑ̃\/ verb

The verdict

“enfermant” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #49,064. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,064
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe présent de enfermer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enfermant · enfermant · French

enfermant · rank #49,064 · 14 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,064
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entorses

Nearest frequency peer: entorses (+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 « enfermant »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enfermant » 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).

enfermant vs enferment
89% similar
enfermant vs énervant
67% similar

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

Key facts for enfermant
PropertyValue
Headwordenfermant
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɑ̃\
Letters9
Frequency rank#49,064
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enfermant »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « entorses » (#49,065), « encourir » (#49,062), « enchevêtrement » (#49,061). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enfermant » est au #49,064. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around enfermant (IPA \ɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɑ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,064 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Participe présent de enfermer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfermant, with forms such as "efnermant", "enefrmant", and "enfemrant". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "enferment", "énervant", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is enfermant, spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-A-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe présent de enfermer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Plutôt que l’ouverture prédite vers le monde (celle du Christ), c’est un enfermement qui est présagé ici, puisque Maria Casarès compte « réangéliser » Agnès en l’enfermant.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnermant
  • enefrmant
  • enfemrant
  • enferamnt
  • enfermannt
  • enfermantt
  • enfermatn
  • enfermmant
  • enfermnat
  • enferrmant
  • enffermant
  • enfremant
  • ennfermant
  • nefermant

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efnermant2enefrmant2enfemrant2enferamnt2enfermannt1enfermantt1enfermatn2enfermmant1
Edit distance from "enfermant"

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 "enfermant"?
"enfermant" is spelled E-N-F-E-R-M-A-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɑ̃\.
What does "enfermant" mean?
As a verb, "enfermant" means: Participe présent de enfermer.
What words are commonly confused with "enfermant"?
"enfermant" is commonly confused with "enferment", "énervant". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfermant"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfermant" is \ɑ̃.fɛʁ.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfermant" come from?
"enfermant" 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 "enfermant", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list