ennoyer
\ɑ̃.nwa.je\
The verdict
“ennoyer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faire disparaître sous un plan d’eau ou sous la mer, en parlant d'un terrain.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ennoyer · ennoyer · French
ennoyer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | ennoyer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.nwa.je\ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ennoyer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ennoyer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.nwa.je\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for ennoyer, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is ennoyer, spelled E-N-N-O-Y-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faire disparaître sous un plan d’eau ou sous la mer, en parlant d'un terrain.
- 2Remplir d’eau en parlant des galeries de mines, etc.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ennoyer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Un autre relief, dépassant d’une dizaine de mètres le plancher alluvial, […], a été interprété comme un reliquat morainique frontal ennoyé par les alluvions par Chardonnet (1938), ….
En 1930, la construction du barrage nécessita d’ennoyer la vallée du Blavet, explique Céline Urvoy, de l’office de tourisme Pays Centre Bretagne. Les carrières d’ardoise qui faisaient vivre la région depuis le XVIᵉ siècle furent englouties, et le canal de Nantes à Brest, coupé.
Antonyms
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.