enorme

\eˈnɔʁmə\

/\eˈnɔʁmə\/ adj

The verdict

“enorme” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,006. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,006
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de enorm.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enorme · enorme · French

enorme · rank #19,006 · 8 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,006
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH encadrée

Nearest frequency peer: encadrée (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “enorme”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “enorme” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

enorme vs entre
67% similar
enorme vs entrée
67% similar
enorme vs entame
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for enorme
PropertyValue
Headwordenorme
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\eˈnɔʁmə\
Letters6
Frequency rank#19,006
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Où “enorme” se place dans la fréquence du français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).enormese place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « encadrée » (#19,005), « entertainment » (#19,007), « entrailles » (#19,008). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around enorme (IPA \eˈnɔʁmə\), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #19,006 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for enorme, with forms such as "ennorme", "enomre", and "enorem". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "entre", "entrée", "entame", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is enorme, spelled E-N-O-R-M-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de enorm.
  2. 2
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de enorm.
  3. 3
    Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de enorm.
  4. 4
    Accusatif neutre singulier de la déclinaison faible de enorm.
  5. 5
    Accusatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de enorm.
  6. 6
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison forte de enorm.
  7. 7
    Nominatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison mixte de enorm.
  8. 8
    Nominatif pluriel (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison forte de enorm.
  9. 9
    Nominatif singulier (à tous les genres) de la déclinaison faible de enorm.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ennorme
  • enomre
  • enorem
  • enormme
  • enorrme
  • enrome
  • eonrme
  • neorme

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enorme - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ennorme1enomre2enorem2enormme1enorrme1enrome2eonrme2neorme2
Edit distance from "enorme"

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 "enorme"?
"enorme" is spelled E-N-O-R-M-E. The IPA pronunciation is \eˈnɔʁmə\.
What does "enorme" mean?
As an adjective, "enorme" means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de enorm.
What words are commonly confused with "enorme"?
"enorme" is commonly confused with "entre", "entrée", "entame". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enorme"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enorme" is \eˈnɔʁmə\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enorme" come from?
"enorme" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

What to do next

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  • "enorme" maps to 19 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "entre". View pair
  • 8 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #19,006 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list