énoncé

/\e.nɔ̃.se\/ noun

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#13,496

in French word usage

Misspellings

9

tracked variants

Confusables

13

similar word pairs

énoncé is aFrenchnoun. It means: Ce qu’on énonce. Pronounced \e.nɔ̃.se\. Often confused with étonne and éponge.

Key facts for énoncé
PropertyValue
Headwordénoncé
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\e.nɔ̃.se\
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,496
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs13
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of énoncé in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for énoncé is 6 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \e.nɔ̃.se\. Corpus data places it at rank #13,496 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for énoncé, with forms such as "enonce", "néoncé", and "énnocé". 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 13 confusable-pair relationships, "étonne", "éponge", "enorme", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is énoncé, spelled É-N-O-N-C-É, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qu’on énonce.
  2. 2
    Question écrite d’un exercice scolaire ou d’un examen scolaire.
  3. 3
    Un mot ou une séquence des mots, souvent une phrase, par un seul locuteur, comme unité d’énonciation dépendante du contexte.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enonce,néoncé,énnocé,énnoncé,énocné,énonccé,énonncé,énonéc,éonncé

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for énoncé

Misspelling Variants of "énoncé"

enonce6néoncé6énnocé6énnoncé7énocné6énonccé7énonncé7énonéc6
Misspelling Variants of "énoncé"

Frequency rank: #13,496 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "énoncé"?
"énoncé" is spelled É-N-O-N-C-É. The IPA pronunciation is \e.nɔ̃.se\.
What does "énoncé" mean?
As a noun, "énoncé" means: Ce qu’on énonce.
What words are commonly confused with "énoncé"?
"énoncé" is commonly confused with "étonne", "éponge", "enorme". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "énoncé"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "énoncé" is \e.nɔ̃.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "énoncé" come from?
"énoncé" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.