enthalten
\ɛntˈhaltn̩\
The verdict
“enthalten” 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) - Qui est contenu (dans quelque chose).
Corpus desk
Index FR-enthalten · enthalten · French
enthalten · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | enthalten |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | \ɛntˈhaltn̩\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « enthalten » en français
Rare enough to double-check
enthalten is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as anadjective, transcribed \ɛntˈhaltn̩\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Qui est contenu (dans quelque chose).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enthalten, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is enthalten, spelled E-N-T-H-A-L-T-E-N.
Definition
- 1Qui est contenu (dans quelque chose).
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enthalten appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Bei der Durchsuchung wurden aber auch einige Dutzend leere Ordner mit Geheimvermerk gefunden. Das warf die Frage auf, was mit den darin ursprünglich enthaltenen Papieren passierte.
Vorsicht: Die Kichererbse darf wegen des enthaltenen Phasins, eines für den Menschen giftigen Eiweißes, nicht roh verzehrt werden.
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.