enfoncement
French, noun/ɑ̃.fɔ̃s.mɑ̃/
enfoncement is spelled E-N-F-O-N-C-E-M-E-N-T (11 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written French, the 61,385th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Enfoncement is a French masculine noun meaning “breaking down, breaking open (of a door etc.); breaking through (enemy lines)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action d’enfoncer, de s’enfoncer ou résultat de cette action”.
What does enfoncement mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinebreaking down, breaking open (of a door etc.); breaking through (enemy lines)
- 2
masculinedriving in (of a stake, post etc.)
- 3
masculinesinking (of foundations)
- 4
masculinerecess, nook, cranny
- 5
masculinedip, slide
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action d’enfoncer, de s’enfoncer ou résultat de cette action. 2. Renfoncement, lieu qui n’est pas au niveau du reste et qui forme cavité. 3. Renfoncement, ce qu’il y a de plus enfoncé, ou de plus éloigné, de plus reculé. 4. Action d’enfoncer, en brisant, en poussant, en pesant.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of enfoncement
- enfoncements plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce enfoncement?
- /ɑ̃.fɔ̃s.mɑ̃/
- \ɑ̃.fɔ̃s.mɑ̃\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is enfoncement in French?
enfoncement appears about once in every 3 million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).