enjambe

\ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃b\

/\ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃b\/ verb

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The verdict

“enjambe” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #47,318. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#47,318
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-enjambe · enjambe · French

enjambe · rank #47,318 · 10 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #47,318
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH endives

Nearest frequency peer: endives (-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 « enjambe »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enjambe » 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).

enjambe vs entame
71% similar
enjambe vs entamée
71% similar

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

Key facts for enjambe
PropertyValue
Headwordenjambe
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃b\
Letters7
Frequency rank#47,318
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enjambe »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).enjambese 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 « endives » (#47,317), « entailles » (#47,319), « encéphalite » (#47,316). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enjambe » est au #47,318. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around enjambe (IPA \ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃b\), averb. Corpus frequency is #47,318 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 enjambe, with forms such as "ejnambe", "enajmbe", and "enjabme". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "entame", "entamée", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is enjambe, spelled E-N-J-A-M-B-E.

Definition

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

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejnambe
  • enajmbe
  • enjabme
  • enjambbe
  • enjameb
  • enjammbe
  • enjjambe
  • enjmabe
  • ennjambe
  • nejambe

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ejnambe2enajmbe2enjabme2enjambbe1enjameb2enjammbe1enjjambe1enjmabe2
Edit distance from "enjambe"

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

endives#47,317désuète#47,309exonéré#47,328décriée#47,301

Similar misspelling depth

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

ferrière10 variantsdragues10 variantsfléchi10 variantsdiurnes10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list