enorme

/\eˈnɔʁmə\/ adj

Letters

6 characters

Frequency Rank

#19,006

in French word usage

Misspellings

8

tracked variants

Confusables

19

similar word pairs

enorme is anFrenchadj. It means: Accusatif féminin singulier de la déclinaison faible de enorm. Pronounced \eˈnɔʁmə\. Often confused with entre and entrée.

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

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for enorme is 6 letters long, classified as anadj, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \eˈnɔʁmə\. Corpus data places it at rank #19,006 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 8 documented wrong-spelling variants for enorme, with forms such as "ennorme", "enomre", and "enorem". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "entre", "entrée", "entame", 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 enorme, spelled E-N-O-R-M-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for enorme

Misspelling Variants of "enorme"

ennorme7enomre6enorem6enormme7enorrme7enrome6eonrme6neorme6
Misspelling Variants of "enorme"

Frequency rank: #19,006 in French

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 adj, "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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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.