enfoncer

Name: enfoncer, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\

/\ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\/ verb

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“enfoncer” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #10,496. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,496
frequency rank, French: 3,255
“E” headwords: 12
tracked misspellings: 9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre au fond, pousser vers le fond, faire pénétrer bien avant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enfoncer · enfoncer · French

enfoncer · rank #10,496 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

FREQ-MID #10,496
LEN-LONG 8 letters
VOW-3 3 vowels
CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
VAR-MID 12 variants
BOOK-MID 3,255
PHOTO-FINISH enquêteurs

Nearest frequency peer: enquêteurs (+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.

efface

89,509
empreintes

89,507
enfoncer

89,505
enquêteurs

89,504
enregistrées

89,503
famine

89,501

What this shows « enfoncer » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

enfoncer vs énoncé

50% similar

enfoncer vs énoncés

50% similar

enfoncer vs énoncer

75% similar

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

Key facts for enfoncer
Property	Value
Headword	enfoncer
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#10,496
Misspellings tracked	12
Confusable pairs	9
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enfoncer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.enfoncerse place ici:

#10,496

#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 « enquêteurs » (#10,497), « empreintes » (#10,494), « enregistrées » (#10,498). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enfoncer » est au #10,496. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around enfoncer (IPA \ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #10,496 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 11 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfoncer, with forms such as "efnoncer", "enffoncer", and "enfnocer". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "énoncé", "énoncés", "énoncer", and more, 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 is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is enfoncer, spelled E-N-F-O-N-C-E-R.

Definition

1
Mettre au fond, pousser vers le fond, faire pénétrer bien avant.
2
Rompre, briser en poussant, en pesant, etc.
3
Percer, rompre, renverser en y pénétrant, en parlant d'une ligne de front.
4
Presser fortement, pour bien faire sentir la pression.
5
Aller au fond.
6
Rentrer dans quelque chose, être aspiré, absorbé par quelque chose.
7
Se donner tout entier à quelque chose ; s’y absorber entièrement.
8
Faire de mauvaises affaires ; échouer dans une entreprise.
9
Être entraîné dans une situation négative, sans pouvoir ou sans vouloir réagir.
10
Avancer en pénétrant.
11
Avoir le dessus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

Des torrents d'eau, […], ruisselaient sur le cortège. Certains enfonçaient le cou dans leur macferlane, d'autres inclinaient leurs capuchons pointus.
Recule vite, cherche le dur, le sec, ou tu es perdu. Tu croiras t'échapper en avançant […]. Tu t'enfonces davantage […].

This word in other languages

stick(English)hundir(Español)überrennen(Deutsch)afundar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

efnoncer
enffoncer
enfnocer
enfocner
enfonccer
enfoncerr
enfoncre
enfonecr
enfonncer
ennfoncer
enofncer
nefoncer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "enfoncer"

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 "enfoncer"?

"enfoncer" is spelled E-N-F-O-N-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\.

What does "enfoncer" mean?

As a verb, "enfoncer" means: Mettre au fond, pousser vers le fond, faire pénétrer bien avant.

What words are commonly confused with "enfoncer"?

"enfoncer" is commonly confused with "énoncé", "énoncés", "énoncer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "enfoncer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfoncer" is \ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "enfoncer" come from?

"enfoncer" 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 "enfoncer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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