enjambée

\ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\

/\ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\/ noun

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The verdict

“enjambée” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
8
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’enjamber ou espace qu’on enjambe, qu’on peut enjamber.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enjambee · enjambée · French

enjambée · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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.

Key facts for enjambée
PropertyValue
Headwordenjambée
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enjambée” sits in French frequency

enjambée falls outside the top-100,000 ranked French words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enjambée is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for enjambée in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is enjambée, spelled E-N-J-A-M-B-É-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’enjamber ou espace qu’on enjambe, qu’on peut enjamber.
  2. 2
    Écart entre les deux jambes, pris comme mesure.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. À ce tronc si court sont attachés des membres d’une longueur gigantesque : l’enjambée faite est ainsi profitable à une marche fort rapide.
  2. Les enjambées dans le temps qui y ont pris place n'ont-elles pas dérouté mes lecteurs? J'espère que non.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "enjambée"?
"enjambée" is spelled E-N-J-A-M-B-É-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\.
What does "enjambée" mean?
As a noun, "enjambée" means: Action d’enjamber ou espace qu’on enjambe, qu’on peut enjamber.
How do you pronounce "enjambée"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enjambée" is \ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enjambée" come from?
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list