éventer

\e.vɑ̃.te\

/\e.vɑ̃.te\/ verb

The verdict

“éventer” is uncommon French (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency French
7
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Rafraîchir par l’air au moyen d’un éventail ou de tout autre objet.

Corpus desk

Index FR-eventer · éventer · French

éventer · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "É" 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.

Key facts for éventer
PropertyValue
Headwordéventer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\e.vɑ̃.te\
Letters7
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « éventer » en français

éventersiège au-delà des 100.000 formes les plus fréquentes du français, dans la traîne du lexique spécialisé ou peu usité.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

éventer is uncommon French outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed \e.vɑ̃.te\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.

éventer has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is éventer, spelled É-V-E-N-T-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Rafraîchir par l’air au moyen d’un éventail ou de tout autre objet.
  2. 2
    Exposer à l’action de l’air, du vent.
  3. 3
    Altérer, corrompre ou gâter par le contact de l’air.
  4. 4
    Déboucher, ouvrir de manière à laisser pénétrer l’air.
  5. 5
    Avoir connaissance de, découvrir, avoir vent de.
  6. 6
    Rendre évaporé, d’esprit léger.
  7. 7
    Deviner, sentir par le vent.
  8. 8
    Avoir le nez au vent.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Les princes d’Asie ont toujours des gens qui les éventent quand ils dînent. - S’éventer pour se rafraîchir. - S’éventer avec un mouchoir.
  2. Elle s’évente avec son mouchoir, cependant que M. Ulysse entre en lutte avec un essaim de mouches, qui vraisemblablement, du plus haut du ciel, a vu briller son nez comme un phare.

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "éventer"?
"éventer" is spelled É-V-E-N-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \e.vɑ̃.te\.
What does "éventer" mean?
As a verb, "éventer" means: Rafraîchir par l’air au moyen d’un éventail ou de tout autre objet.
How do you pronounce "éventer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "éventer" is \e.vɑ̃.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "éventer" come from?
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list