entamure
\ɑ̃.ta.myʁ\
The verdict
“entamure” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Entame.
Corpus desk
Index FR-entamure · entamure · French
entamure · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entamure |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.ta.myʁ\ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « entamure » en français
Rare enough to double-check
entamure is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed \ɑ̃.ta.myʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for entamure in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is entamure, spelled E-N-T-A-M-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1Entame.
- 2Petite déchirure.
- 3Discontinuité sans fracture dans un os.
- 4Blessure faite par la longe sur le pli du paturon.
- 5Pierre du premier lit d'une carrière juste mise en exploitation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how entamure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Cela a la forme dʼun bateau dont la carcasse aurait été prise dans lʼentamure dʼune miche de pain bis, et quʼon aurait gréé en sloop, avec des haubans de fil et une voilure en papier.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.