enjoint

\ɑ̃.ʒwɛ̃\

/\ɑ̃.ʒwɛ̃\/ verb

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The verdict

“enjoint” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,936. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,936
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Participe passé masculin singulier de enjoindre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enjoint · enjoint · French

enjoint · rank #28,936 · 10 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #28,936
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH engendrés

Nearest frequency peer: engendrés (-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 « enjoint »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enjoint » 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).

enjoint vs envoient
75% similar

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

Key facts for enjoint
PropertyValue
Headwordenjoint
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ʒwɛ̃\
Letters7
Frequency rank#28,936
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enjoint »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).enjointse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « engendrés » (#28,935), « enregistreur » (#28,937), « enfouissement » (#28,934). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enjoint » est au #28,936. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around enjoint (IPA \ɑ̃.ʒwɛ̃\), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,936 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for enjoint, with forms such as "ejnoint", "enjiont", and "enjjoint". 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, "envoient", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is enjoint, spelled E-N-J-O-I-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Participe passé masculin singulier de enjoindre.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de enjoindre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il nous est à tous deux expressément enjoint De l’envoyer à Rome et de n’y manquer point.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejnoint
  • enjiont
  • enjjoint
  • enjoinnt
  • enjointt
  • enjoitn
  • enjonit
  • ennjoint
  • enojint
  • nejoint

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ejnoint2enjiont2enjjoint1enjoinnt1enjointt1enjoitn2enjonit2ennjoint1
Edit distance from "enjoint"

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 "enjoint"?
"enjoint" is spelled E-N-J-O-I-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ʒwɛ̃\.
What does "enjoint" mean?
As a verb, "enjoint" means: Participe passé masculin singulier de enjoindre.
What words are commonly confused with "enjoint"?
"enjoint" is commonly confused with "envoient". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enjoint"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enjoint" is \ɑ̃.ʒwɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enjoint" come from?
"enjoint" 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 "enjoint", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

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

débattue10 variantsgenesis10 variantsculmine10 variantscoiffeurs10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list