engraisser

\ɑ̃.ɡʁe.se\

/\ɑ̃.ɡʁe.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“engraisser” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #36,825. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,825
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire devenir gras ou gros.

Corpus desk

Index FR-engraisser · engraisser · French

engraisser · rank #36,825 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #36,825
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH enchaînés

Nearest frequency peer: enchaînés (-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 « engraisser »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « engraisser » 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).

engraisser vs encaisser
80% similar

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

Key facts for engraisser
PropertyValue
Headwordengraisser
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ɡʁe.se\
Letters10
Frequency rank#36,825
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « engraisser »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.engraisserse 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 « enchaînés » (#36,824), « emprunteurs » (#36,823), « enseigna » (#36,827). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « engraisser » est au #36,825. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around engraisser (IPA \ɑ̃.ɡʁe.se\), averb. Corpus frequency is #36,825 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for engraisser, with forms such as "egnraisser", "engarisser", and "enggraisser". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "encaisser", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is engraisser, spelled E-N-G-R-A-I-S-S-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Faire devenir gras ou gros.
  2. 2
    Amender, fertiliser, améliorer, en parlant des terres, y répandre de l'engrais.
  3. 3
    Remettre en état une plage dégradée par les intempéries.
  4. 4
    Prendre du poids ; devenir plus gras.
  5. 5
    Devenir gras.
  6. 6
    Faire du « gras », du profit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il parait qu'à Strasbourg on engraisse les carpeaux du Rhin, et on les fait grossir dans des réservoirs d’où on les tire pour les demandes du pays, et souvent de Paris.
  2. On ne peut avoir la prétention de défendre au vendeur d’engraisser son cheval, avant la vente, de la manière qui lui convient ; c’est une adresse ou une supercherie qui rend la marchandise attrayante.

This word in other languages

fatten up(English)engrasar(Español)ziehen(Deutsch)engordar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnraisser
  • engarisser
  • enggraisser
  • engraiser
  • engraisesr
  • engraisserr
  • engraissre
  • engrasiser
  • engriasser
  • engrraisser
  • enngraisser
  • enrgaisser
  • negraisser

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of engraisser - 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.

egnraisser2engarisser2enggraisser1engraiser1engraisesr2engraisserr1engraissre2engrasiser2
Edit distance from "engraisser"

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 "engraisser"?
"engraisser" is spelled E-N-G-R-A-I-S-S-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ɡʁe.se\.
What does "engraisser" mean?
As a verb, "engraisser" means: Faire devenir gras ou gros.
What words are commonly confused with "engraisser"?
"engraisser" is commonly confused with "encaisser". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "engraisser"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engraisser" is \ɑ̃.ɡʁe.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engraisser" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

effondrent#36,822expressive#36,836décrochent#36,812décorative#36,811

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

désarmés13 variantsdégageait13 variantsfacturés13 variantsdowntown13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list