entrelacs

\ɑ̃.tʁə.lɑ\

/\ɑ̃.tʁə.lɑ\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“entrelacs” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #46,746. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,746
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
14
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de entrelac.

Corpus desk

Index FR-entrelacs · entrelacs · French

entrelacs · rank #46,746 · 14 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,746
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entomologie

Nearest frequency peer: entomologie (-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 « entrelacs »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « entrelacs » 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
Key facts for entrelacs
PropertyValue
Headwordentrelacs
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.tʁə.lɑ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,746
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « entrelacs »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).entrelacsse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « entomologie » (#46,745), « entrerait » (#46,747), « enflamment » (#46,744). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « entrelacs » est au #46,746. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around entrelacs (IPA \ɑ̃.tʁə.lɑ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,746 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Variante orthographique de entrelac.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for entrelacs, with forms such as "enntrelacs", "enrtelacs", and "enterlacs". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is entrelacs, spelled E-N-T-R-E-L-A-C-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de entrelac.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le desséchement des tiges les avait incurvées en un capricieux treillage dans les entrelacs duquel s’ouvraient les fleurs pâles, comme si un peintre les eût arrangées, les eût fait poser de la façon la plus ornementale.
  2. Les arcs à lambrequins — ou à stalactites, car ils dérivent sans doute de cette forme d'origine orientale — constituent, peut-on dire, une variété d’arcs lobés mais se rattachent également au tracé de l’entrelacs architectural.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enntrelacs
  • enrtelacs
  • enterlacs
  • entrealcs
  • entrelaccs
  • entrelacss
  • entrelasc
  • entrelcas
  • entrellacs
  • entrleacs
  • entrrelacs
  • enttrelacs
  • etnrelacs
  • netrelacs

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enntrelacs1enrtelacs2enterlacs2entrealcs2entrelaccs1entrelacss1entrelasc2entrelcas2
Edit distance from "entrelacs"

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 "entrelacs"?
"entrelacs" is spelled E-N-T-R-E-L-A-C-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.tʁə.lɑ\.
What does "entrelacs" mean?
As a noun, "entrelacs" means: Variante orthographique de entrelac.
What are common misspellings of "entrelacs"?
Common misspellings include "enntrelacs", "enrtelacs", "enterlacs", "entrealcs", "entrelaccs". The correct spelling is "entrelacs".
How do you pronounce "entrelacs"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "entrelacs" is \ɑ̃.tʁə.lɑ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "entrelacs" come from?
"entrelacs" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

entrerait#46,747emmerdent#46,740Fernandes#46,757dépliants#46,727

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

enflamment14 variantsdénuement14 variantsdécalages14 variantsdirectory14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list