engueule

\ɑ̃.ɡœl\

/\ɑ̃.ɡœl\/ verb

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The verdict

“engueule” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #32,398. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,398
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de engueuler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-engueule · engueule · French

engueule · rank #32,398 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #32,398
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH engrenages

Nearest frequency peer: engrenages (-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 « engueule »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « engueule » 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).

engueule vs engueuler
89% similar

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

Key facts for engueule
PropertyValue
Headwordengueule
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ɡœl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#32,398
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « engueule »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).engueulese 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 « engrenages » (#32,397), « environnante » (#32,399), « establishment » (#32,400). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « engueule » est au #32,398. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around engueule (IPA \ɑ̃.ɡœl\), averb. Corpus frequency is #32,398 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for engueule, with forms such as "egnueule", "engeuule", and "enggueule". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "engueuler", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is engueule, spelled E-N-G-U-E-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de engueuler.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de engueuler.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de engueuler.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de engueuler.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de engueuler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 'Arrêt pour manger, on rentre réceptionner le fioul (on chauffe au fioul une maison qui n’est pas isolée! pff) et premiers messages aux copines, je relance la chaudière et la voilà qui fume ! je ré-éteins tout d’urgence et appelle l’entreprise, le type m’engueule !!!!!!! — (Melly V., Ma vie chez un crustacé pas comme les autres, 2012, page 19)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnueule
  • engeuule
  • enggueule
  • enguelue
  • engueuel
  • engueulle
  • enguuele
  • enngueule
  • enugeule
  • negueule

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

egnueule2engeuule2enggueule1enguelue2engueuel2engueulle1enguuele2enngueule1
Edit distance from "engueule"

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 "engueule"?
"engueule" is spelled E-N-G-U-E-U-L-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ɡœl\.
What does "engueule" mean?
As a verb, "engueule" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de engueuler.
What words are commonly confused with "engueule"?
"engueule" is commonly confused with "engueuler". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "engueule"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "engueule" is \ɑ̃.ɡœl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "engueule" come from?
"engueule" 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 "engueule", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

evidence#32,402ferreira#32,409finalisé#32,410dresseur#32,376

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

exclame10 variantsfaucons10 variantsGranby10 variantsGustavo10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list