enterrent

\ɑ̃.tɛʁ\

/\ɑ̃.tɛʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“enterrent” is uncommon French (frequency #51,450 among 3,255 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#51,450
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-enterrent · enterrent · French

enterrent · rank #51,450 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #51,450
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH ensevelis

Nearest frequency peer: ensevelis (-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 « enterrent »

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 « enterrent » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for enterrent
PropertyValue
Headwordenterrent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.tɛʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#51,450
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « enterrent » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.enterrenttombe 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: « ensevelis » (#51,449), « entrouverte » (#51,451), « enrager » (#51,448). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enterrent » est au #51,450. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enterrent is uncommon French at frequency #51,450 among 3,255 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.tɛʁ\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

enterrent doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is enterrent, spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-E-N-T.

Definition

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

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 "enterrent"?
"enterrent" is spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tɛʁ\.
What does "enterrent" mean?
As a verb, "enterrent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enterrer.
How do you pronounce "enterrent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enterrent" is \ɑ̃.tɛʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enterrent" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ensevelis#51,449encastrée#51,441fixations#51,469détergent#51,428

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list