enluminer
\ɑ̃.ly.mi.ne\
The verdict
“enluminer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Colorier, orner, peindre de couleurs vives.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enluminer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ly.mi.ne\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enluminer” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
enluminer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.ly.mi.ne\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.
enluminer has no tracked misspelling variants, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
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 enluminer, spelled E-N-L-U-M-I-N-E-R.
Definition
- 1Colorier, orner, peindre de couleurs vives.
- 2Insuffler des couleurs légères sur les étoffes imprimées.
- 3Rendre le teint du visage rouge, vif, enflammé.
- 4Se parer d’ornements qui ont de l’éclat, mais qui sont plutôt de mauvais goût.
- 5Se mettre du rouge.
- 6Se disait des femmes par dénigrement.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “enluminer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N-L-U-M-I-N-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃.ly.mi.ne\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.