enterrer

\ɑ̃.te.ʁe\

/\ɑ̃.te.ʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“enterrer” has 10 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #11,962. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#11,962
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
10
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enfouir ; mettre dans la terre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enterrer · enterrer · French

enterrer · rank #11,962 · 10 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #11,962
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH encyclopédie

Nearest frequency peer: encyclopédie (-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 « enterrer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enterrer » 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).

enterrer vs entrer
75% similar
enterrer vs entourer
75% similar
enterrer vs enterré
75% similar

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

Key facts for enterrer
PropertyValue
Headwordenterrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.te.ʁe\
Letters8
Frequency rank#11,962
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enterrer »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.enterrerse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « encyclopédie » (#11,961), « entourant » (#11,963), « exceptionnels » (#11,964). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enterrer » est au #11,962. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around enterrer (IPA \ɑ̃.te.ʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #11,962 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for enterrer, with forms such as "enetrrer", "ennterrer", and "enterer". 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 8 confusable-pair relationships, "entrer", "entourer", "enterré", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is enterrer, spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enfouir ; mettre dans la terre.
  2. 2
    Inhumer, mettre un corps en terre.
  3. 3
    Tuer en mettant en terre.
  4. 4
    Survivre à quelqu’un.
  5. 5
    Cacher.
  6. 6
    S’arranger de manière qu’une proposition, un projet n’aboutissent pas.
  7. 7
    Faire les dernières réjouissances de quelque chose qui se termine.
  8. 8
    Porter la tête très basse, en parlant d’un cheval.
  9. 9
    Quitter le monde pour vivre dans un endroit reculé.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Ceux-ci enterrent, dans une cachette creusée sous l'escalier de la chambre du sacristain, la châsse de Notre-Dame, tous les reliquaires, les bijoux, les chapes de drap d'or, et bouchent le trou avec du plâtre; […].
  2. Ce soubassement est intact, […], les parties inférieures du monument sont restées enterrées pendant des siècles et ont été ainsi préservées des mutilations.

Synonyms

ensevelir

Antonyms

déterrer

This word in other languages

bury(English)enterrar(Español)beisetzen(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enetrrer
  • ennterrer
  • enterer
  • entererr
  • enterrerr
  • enterrre
  • entrerer
  • entterrer
  • etnerrer
  • neterrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enterrer - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enetrrer2ennterrer1enterer1entererr2enterrerr1enterrre2entrerer2entterrer1
Edit distance from "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 "enterrer"?
"enterrer" is spelled E-N-T-E-R-R-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.te.ʁe\.
What does "enterrer" mean?
As a verb, "enterrer" means: Enfouir ; mettre dans la terre.
What words are commonly confused with "enterrer"?
"enterrer" is commonly confused with "entrer", "entourer", "enterré". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enterrer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enterrer" is \ɑ̃.te.ʁe\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enterrer" come from?
"enterrer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

embauché#11,959dérouler#11,956croisade#11,943choquant#11,928

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

fermier10 variantshidalgo10 variantsconçoit10 variantsinsecte10 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list