enjamber
\ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\
The verdict
“enjamber” is uncommon French (frequency #54,560 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #54,560
- frequency rank, French
- 201,161
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Franchir en étendant la jambe.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enjamber |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #54,560 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enjamber” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
enjamber is uncommon French at frequency #54,560 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for enjamber, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is enjamber, spelled E-N-J-A-M-B-E-R.
Definition
- 1Franchir en étendant la jambe.
- 2Faire de grands pas en marchant.
- 3Passer par-dessus quelque chose, sans en tenir compte.
- 4Avoir une relation sexuelle sans lendemain.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “enjamber”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N-J-A-M-B-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.ʒɑ̃.be\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.