enlacer

\ɑ̃.la.se\

/\ɑ̃.la.se\/ verb

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The verdict

“enlacer” is uncommon French (frequency #55,253 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,253
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Engager dans des cordons, des lacets, des rubans.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enlacer · enlacer · French

enlacer · rank #55,253 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,253
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH engrange

Nearest frequency peer: engrange (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « enlacer »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « enlacer » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for enlacer
PropertyValue
Headwordenlacer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.la.se\
Letters7
Frequency rank#55,253
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « enlacer » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).enlacertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « engrange » (#55,252), « Ennahdha » (#55,254), « engloutit » (#55,251). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enlacer » est au #55,253. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enlacer is uncommon French at frequency #55,253 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.la.se\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

enlacer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is enlacer, spelled E-N-L-A-C-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Engager dans des cordons, des lacets, des rubans.
  2. 2
    Attacher ensemble avec un même lacet.
  3. 3
    Serrer, étreindre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Enlacer des rubans les uns dans les autres.
  2. Une mouche enlacée dans une toile d’araignée.

This word in other languages

entwine(English)enlazar(Español)abraçar(Português)

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 "enlacer"?
"enlacer" is spelled E-N-L-A-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.la.se\.
What does "enlacer" mean?
As a verb, "enlacer" means: Engager dans des cordons, des lacets, des rubans.
How do you pronounce "enlacer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enlacer" is \ɑ̃.la.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enlacer" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enlacer", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

entonne#55,258encrier#55,247dévouer#55,233farcies#55,278

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list