enlaidir
\ɑ̃.le.diʁ\
The verdict
“enlaidir” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rendre laid.
Corpus desk
Index FR-enlaidir · enlaidir · French
enlaidir · 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enlaidir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.le.diʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
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Rare enough to double-check
enlaidir is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.le.diʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for enlaidir in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is enlaidir, spelled E-N-L-A-I-D-I-R.
Definition
- 1Rendre laid.
- 2Devenir laid.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enlaidir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[…]; c'est sur cette même place où son union avec Marie-Antoinette d'Autriche fut célébrée par une fête qu’enlaidirent des présages sinistres.
Alors que Denny se demandait comment Mitch avait pu lui mettre le grappin dessus, elle découvrit qui se tenait sur son perron et ses traits s’enlaidirent aussitôt d'une expression mauvaise.
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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.