enfoncent

\ɑ̃.fɔ̃s\

/\ɑ̃.fɔ̃s\/ verb

The verdict

“enfoncent” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,929. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,929
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enfoncer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enfoncent · enfoncent · French

enfoncent · rank #35,929 · 14 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,929
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entourait

Nearest frequency peer: entourait (+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 « enfoncent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enfoncent » 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).

enfoncent vs enfoncer
78% similar
enfoncent vs enfoncé
67% similar
enfoncent vs enfoncée
67% similar

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

Key facts for enfoncent
PropertyValue
Headwordenfoncent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.fɔ̃s\
Letters9
Frequency rank#35,929
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enfoncent »

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

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « entourait » (#35,930), « encourageants » (#35,927), « envelopper » (#35,931). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enfoncent » est au #35,929. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around enfoncent (IPA \ɑ̃.fɔ̃s\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,929 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfoncent, with forms such as "efnoncent", "enffoncent", and "enfnocent". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "enfoncer", "enfoncé", "enfoncée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is enfoncent, spelled E-N-F-O-N-C-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enfoncer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de enfoncer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les forces lucifériennes quant à elles agissent à l’exact opposé des forces ahrimaniennes densifiantes qui nous sédimentent et nous enfoncent profondément dans la matière dans le but de nous faire oublier notre véritable nature spirituelle.
  2. En arrière, les roues s’enfoncent à mi-moyeu.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnoncent
  • enffoncent
  • enfnocent
  • enfocnent
  • enfonccent
  • enfoncennt
  • enfoncentt
  • enfoncetn
  • enfoncnet
  • enfonecnt
  • enfonncent
  • ennfoncent
  • enofncent
  • nefoncent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efnoncent2enffoncent1enfnocent2enfocnent2enfonccent1enfoncennt1enfoncentt1enfoncetn2
Edit distance from "enfoncent"

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 "enfoncent"?
"enfoncent" is spelled E-N-F-O-N-C-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fɔ̃s\.
What does "enfoncent" mean?
As a verb, "enfoncent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enfoncer.
What words are commonly confused with "enfoncent"?
"enfoncent" is commonly confused with "enfoncer", "enfoncé", "enfoncée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfoncent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfoncent" is \ɑ̃.fɔ̃s\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfoncent" come from?
"enfoncent" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enfoncent", 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