enrhumer

\ɑ̃.ʁy.me\

/\ɑ̃.ʁy.me\/ verb

The verdict

“enrhumer” is uncommon French (frequency #94,767 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,767
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Affecter du rhume.

Key facts for enrhumer
PropertyValue
Headwordenrhumer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ʁy.me\
Letters8
Frequency rank#94,767
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enrhumer” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). enrhumer lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enrhumer is uncommon French at frequency #94,767 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.ʁy.me\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Affecter du rhume.".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for enrhumer, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is enrhumer, spelled E-N-R-H-U-M-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Affecter du rhume.

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); 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 "enrhumer"?
"enrhumer" is spelled E-N-R-H-U-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ʁy.me\.
What does "enrhumer" mean?
As a verb, "enrhumer" means: Affecter du rhume.
How do you pronounce "enrhumer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enrhumer" is \ɑ̃.ʁy.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enrhumer" come from?
"enrhumer" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “enrhumer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-N-R-H-U-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.ʁy.me\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list