entament

\ɑ̃.tam\

/\ɑ̃.tam\/ verb

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The verdict

“entament” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #33,246. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,246
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entamer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entament · entament · French

entament · rank #33,246 · 12 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,246
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH enragés

Nearest frequency peer: enragés (-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 « entament »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « entament » 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).

entament vs étaient
63% similar
entament vs entrent
75% similar
entament vs entamer
75% similar

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

Key facts for entament
PropertyValue
Headwordentament
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.tam\
Letters8
Frequency rank#33,246
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « entament »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).entamentse 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 « enragés » (#33,245), « escadrille » (#33,247), « enquêtent » (#33,244). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entament » est au #33,246. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around entament (IPA \ɑ̃.tam\), averb. Corpus frequency is #33,246 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for entament, with forms such as "enatment", "enntament", and "entaemnt". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 12 confusable-pair relationships, "étaient", "entrent", "entamer", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is entament, spelled E-N-T-A-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entamer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de entamer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Versées dans le groupe C, le plus dur, les Lyonnaises entament leur campagne de Ligue des champions par une périlleuse réception d’Arsenal, ce mercredi (21 heures), qui dans ses rangs la meilleure joueuse de l’Euro, Beth Mead.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enatment
  • enntament
  • entaemnt
  • entamennt
  • entamentt
  • entametn
  • entamment
  • entamnet
  • entmaent
  • enttament
  • etnament
  • netament

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of entament - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

enatment2enntament1entaemnt2entamennt1entamentt1entametn2entamment1entamnet2
Edit distance from "entament"

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 "entament"?
"entament" is spelled E-N-T-A-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tam\.
What does "entament" mean?
As a verb, "entament" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de entamer.
What words are commonly confused with "entament"?
"entament" is commonly confused with "étaient", "entrent", "entamer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entament"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entament" is \ɑ̃.tam\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entament" come from?
"entament" 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 "entament", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

enfoncée#33,243Estienne#33,250efforcer#33,239décodeur#33,231

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

dépassera12 variantsdownload12 variantsgermains12 variantsgênants12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list