ensevelir
\ɑ̃.sə.və.liʁ\
The verdict
“ensevelir” is uncommon French (frequency #63,722 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,722
- frequency rank, French
- 3,255
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Mettre un corps dans le tombeau, inhumer dans le lieu de la sépulture.
Corpus desk
Index FR-ensevelir · ensevelir · French
ensevelir · rank #63,722 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,722
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,255
- PHOTO-FINISH ensemencement
Nearest frequency peer: ensemencement (-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.
Rangs de longue queue près de « ensevelir »
Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court
- engraisse
engraisse
36,282 corpus weight
- enjambant
enjambant
36,281 corpus weight
- ensemenceme…
ensemencement
36,280 corpus weight
- ensevelir
ensevelir
36,279 corpus weight
- entendrais
entendrais
36,277 corpus weight
- enthousiasm…
enthousiasmer
36,276 corpus weight
What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « ensevelir » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ensevelir |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.sə.və.liʁ\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #63,722 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « ensevelir » en français
Rare enough to double-check
ensevelir is uncommon French at frequency #63,722 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.sə.və.liʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for ensevelir in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is ensevelir, spelled E-N-S-E-V-E-L-I-R.
Definition
- 1Mettre un corps dans le tombeau, inhumer dans le lieu de la sépulture.
- 2Enfouir sous une couche de matériaux.
- 3Cacher profondément.
- 4Envelopper dans un linceul.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ensevelir appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Philippe. – Ensevelissez seulement ma pauvre fille, mais ne l’enterrez pas ; c’est à moi de l’enterrer ; je le ferai à ma façon, chez de pauvres moines que je connais et qui viendront la chercher demain.
Le mal que font les hommes vit après eux ; le bien est souvent enseveli avec leurs cendres.
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.
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Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).