entamer

/\ɑ̃.ta.me\/ verb

Letters

7 characters

Frequency Rank

#11,213

in French word usage

Misspellings

10

tracked variants

Confusables

15

similar word pairs

entamer is aFrenchverb. It means: Inciser superficiellement. Pronounced \ɑ̃.ta.me\. Often confused with enter and entrer.

Key facts for entamer
PropertyValue
Headwordentamer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.ta.me\
Letters7
Frequency rank#11,213
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs15
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of entamer in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for entamer is 7 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.ta.me\. Corpus data places it at rank #11,213 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 10 documented wrong-spelling variants for entamer, with forms such as "enatmer", "enntamer", and "entaemr". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "enter", "entrer", "entier", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is entamer, spelled E-N-T-A-M-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inciser superficiellement.
  2. 2
    Porter atteinte.
  3. 3
    Commencer à le rompre, en parlant d'un corps de troupes.
  4. 4
    Diminuer une chose en en retranchant une petite partie.
  5. 5
    Empiéter, entreprendre sur les droits de quelqu’un, sur sa charge ; l’amener à faire quelque chose contre sa résolution.
  6. 6
    Parvenir à connaître ses vues cachées, ses sentiments secrets, en parlant d’une personne.
  7. 7
    Prendre quelque avantage dans une discussion, en parlant d’une personne.
  8. 8
    Commencer ; engager.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: enatmer,enntamer,entaemr,entamerr,entammer,entamre,entmaer,enttamer,etnamer,netamer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for entamer

Misspelling Variants of "entamer"

enatmer7enntamer8entaemr7entamerr8entammer8entamre7entmaer7enttamer8
Misspelling Variants of "entamer"

Frequency rank: #11,213 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entamer"?
"entamer" is spelled E-N-T-A-M-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ta.me\.
What does "entamer" mean?
As a verb, "entamer" means: Inciser superficiellement.
What words are commonly confused with "entamer"?
"entamer" is commonly confused with "enter", "entrer", "entier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "entamer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entamer" is \ɑ̃.ta.me\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entamer" come from?
"entamer" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.