enseigner

\ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲe\

/\ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲe\/ verb

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The verdict

“enseigner” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,978. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,978
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Indiquer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enseigner · enseigner · French

enseigner · rank #5,978 · 13 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,978
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH excuser

Nearest frequency peer: excuser (+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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « enseigner »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « enseigner » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

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).

enseigner vs enseignes
89% similar
enseigner vs enseigne
89% similar
enseigner vs enseigna
78% similar

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

Key facts for enseigner
PropertyValue
Headwordenseigner
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲe\
Letters9
Frequency rank#5,978
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enseigner »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).enseignerse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « excuser » (#5,979), « embrasse » (#5,976), « exploiter » (#5,980). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enseigner » est au #5,978. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around enseigner (IPA \ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #5,978 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for enseigner, with forms such as "enesigner", "ennseigner", and "enseginer". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "enseignes", "enseigne", "enseigna", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is enseigner, spelled E-N-S-E-I-G-N-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Indiquer.
  2. 2
    Inculquer.
  3. 3
    Faire apprendre (une idée, un principe).
  4. 4
    Faire connaître (un auteur) en profondeur dans un cadre pédagogique.
  5. 5
    Instruire.
  6. 6
    Faire apprendre dans un but de maîtrise d'un art, d'une activité

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how enseigner appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Enseignez-nous un peu le chemin qui mène à la ville.
  2. Le statut d’entrepreneur individuel spécialisé dans la chnouf semble en contradiction avec une vocation de pédagogue se destinant à enseigner les valeurs du sport. À moins de se spécialiser dans le cyclisme.

This word in other languages

show(English)indicar(Español)lehren(Deutsch)ensinar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enesigner
  • ennseigner
  • enseginer
  • enseigenr
  • enseiggner
  • enseignerr
  • enseignner
  • enseignre
  • enseinger
  • ensiegner
  • ensseigner
  • esneigner
  • neseigner

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enseigner - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

enesigner2ennseigner1enseginer2enseigenr2enseiggner1enseignerr1enseignner1enseignre2
Edit distance from "enseigner"

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 "enseigner"?
"enseigner" is spelled E-N-S-E-I-G-N-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲe\.
What does "enseigner" mean?
As a verb, "enseigner" means: Indiquer.
What words are commonly confused with "enseigner"?
"enseigner" is commonly confused with "enseignes", "enseigne", "enseigna". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enseigner"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enseigner" is \ɑ̃.sɛ.ɲe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enseigner" come from?
"enseigner" 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 "enseigner", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exploiter#5,980efficaces#5,975générique#5,986Hollywood#5,987

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Inflation13 variantsinterdite13 variantsinterroger13 variantsprophète13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list