entérique

\ɑ̃.te.ʁik\

/\ɑ̃.te.ʁik\/ adj

The verdict

“entérique” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Intestinal.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enterique · entérique · French

entérique · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 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.

Key facts for entérique
PropertyValue
Headwordentérique
LanguageFrench
Part of speechAdjective
IPA\ɑ̃.te.ʁik\
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « entérique » en français

entériquereste hors des 100.000 mots français les plus fréquents, dans la longue queue du vocabulaire technique, archaïque ou rare, là où le doute d'orthographe frappe.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

entérique is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɑ̃.te.ʁik\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Intestinal.".

entérique has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is entérique, spelled E-N-T-É-R-I-Q-U-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Intestinal.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les décoctions de bactéries coliformes entériques ou appartenant à la famille des Bacillus ou des Pseudomonas étaient en effet similaires à la flore bactérienne retrouvée dans les toilettes publiques voisines des distributeurs étudiés.
  2. En 2020, l’agriculture représentait 19 % des émissions de gaz à effet de serre (GES) de la France ; et en 2019, 54 % des émissions agricoles étaient directement liées à l’élevage — fermentation entérique et déjections.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "entérique"?
"entérique" is spelled E-N-T-É-R-I-Q-U-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.te.ʁik\.
What does "entérique" mean?
As an adjective, "entérique" means: Intestinal.
How do you pronounce "entérique"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entérique" is \ɑ̃.te.ʁik\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entérique" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list