enfler

\ɑ̃.fle\

/\ɑ̃.fle\/ verb

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The verdict

“enfler” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,784. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,784
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Augmenter un corps de volume ; gonfler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enfler · enfler · French

enfler · rank #38,784 · 9 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,784
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH endémiques

Nearest frequency peer: endémiques (-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 « enfler »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enfler » 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).

enfler vs Euler
50% similar
enfler vs enter
67% similar
enfler vs entrer
67% similar

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

Key facts for enfler
PropertyValue
Headwordenfler
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.fle\
Letters6
Frequency rank#38,784
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enfler »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).enflerse 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 « endémiques » (#38,783), « enduits » (#38,782), « ergonomique » (#38,786). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enfler » est au #38,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around enfler (IPA \ɑ̃.fle\), averb. Corpus frequency is #38,784 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfler, with forms such as "efnler", "enfelr", and "enffler". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "Euler", "enter", "entrer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is enfler, spelled E-N-F-L-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Augmenter un corps de volume ; gonfler.
  2. 2
    Augmenter d'intensité.
  3. 3
    Frapper et déployer en parlant du vent dans les voiles.
  4. 4
    Augmenter, exalter.
  5. 5
    Rendre ampoulé, en parlant du style d’un écrivain, d’un orateur.
  6. 6
    Mettre des choses inutiles dans les rôles, dans les minutes, afin de les grossir.
  7. 7
    Augmenter artificiellement un compte, des dépenses, un prix, pour contrefaire un bilan ou gruger un client.
  8. 8
    Emplir de vanité, d’orgueil.
  9. 9
    Arnaquer, duper.
  10. 10
    S’augmenter de volume.
  11. 11
    Mettre une femme enceinte.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Apres cella Thaumaste commença à enfler les deux ioues comme ung cornemuseur et souffler, comme s’il enfloit une vessie de porc.
  2. Et fermant la marche, quelques ecclésiastiques en retard se hâtaient, saisissant d’une main leurs robes qui s’enflaient comme des ballons, […].

This word in other languages

inflate(English)hinchar(Español)aufblasen(Deutsch)inflar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnler
  • enfelr
  • enffler
  • enflerr
  • enfller
  • enflre
  • enlfer
  • ennfler
  • nefler

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enfler - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

efnler2enfelr2enffler1enflerr1enfller1enflre2enlfer2ennfler1
Edit distance from "enfler"

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 "enfler"?
"enfler" is spelled E-N-F-L-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fle\.
What does "enfler" mean?
As a verb, "enfler" means: Augmenter un corps de volume ; gonfler.
What words are commonly confused with "enfler"?
"enfler" is commonly confused with "Euler", "enter", "entrer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfler"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfler" is \ɑ̃.fle\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfler" come from?
"enfler" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

faisan#38,797ducale#38,760dramas#38,759dieter#38,750

Similar misspelling depth

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

fassions9 variantsfaucille9 variantsdossard9 variantsgrammar9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list