entrechoquer
\ɑ̃.tʁə.ʃɔ.ke\
The verdict
“entrechoquer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency French
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Provoquer un choc ou une opposition entre plusieurs choses, personnes ou concepts.
Corpus desk
Index FR-entrechoquer · entrechoquer · French
entrechoquer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | entrechoquer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃.tʁə.ʃɔ.ke\ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Longue queue: rang de « entrechoquer » en français
Rare enough to double-check
entrechoquer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.tʁə.ʃɔ.ke\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for entrechoquer in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable French patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is entrechoquer, spelled E-N-T-R-E-C-H-O-Q-U-E-R.
Definition
- 1Provoquer un choc ou une opposition entre plusieurs choses, personnes ou concepts.
- 2Se choquer l’un l’autre.
- 3Se contredire, s’opposer l’un à l’autre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how entrechoquer appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
C’est là qu’ils s'étaient réunis, entrechoquaient leurs verres pleins d’une rude eau-de-vie ou des petits vins de Bordeaux apportés sur ces côtes par les caboteurs.
La vieille femme leva son verre et l’entrechoqua contre celui d’Arnaud.
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.