entacher

\ɑ̃.ta.ʃe\

/\ɑ̃.ta.ʃe\/ verb

The verdict

“entacher” is uncommon French (frequency #58,591 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#58,591
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Marquer d'une tache, d'un point de vue moral. Salir l'honneur ou la réputation.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entacher · entacher · French

entacher · rank #58,591 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #58,591
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH enrobage

Nearest frequency peer: enrobage (-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 « entacher »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « entacher » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for entacher
PropertyValue
Headwordentacher
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ta.ʃe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#58,591
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « entacher » en français

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).entachertombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Voisins rares de la même bande: « enrobage » (#58,590), « entraînaient » (#58,592), « enquêtant » (#58,589). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entacher » est au #58,591. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entacher is uncommon French at frequency #58,591 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.ta.ʃe\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for entacher in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is entacher, spelled E-N-T-A-C-H-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Marquer d'une tache, d'un point de vue moral. Salir l'honneur ou la réputation.
  2. 2
    Fragiliser la légalité d’un acte par une erreur, une omission ou tout défaut.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Cet arrêt l’entache en son honneur, dans son honneur.
  2. Un acte entaché d’avarice, entaché de nullité.

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 "entacher"?
"entacher" is spelled E-N-T-A-C-H-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ta.ʃe\.
What does "entacher" mean?
As a verb, "entacher" means: Marquer d'une tache, d'un point de vue moral. Salir l'honneur ou la réputation.
How do you pronounce "entacher"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entacher" is \ɑ̃.ta.ʃe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entacher" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list