incruster

/\ɛ̃.kʁys.te\/ verb

Letters

9 characters

Frequency Rank

#36,901

in French word usage

Misspellings

14

tracked variants

Confusables

2

similar word pairs

incruster is aFrenchverb. It means: Décorer une surface suivant un dessin gravé en creux avec des éléments d’une matière différente, ordinairement plus précieuse. Pronounced \ɛ̃.kʁys.te\. Often confused with incruste and incrustée.

Key facts for incruster
PropertyValue
Headwordincruster
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɛ̃.kʁys.te\
Letters9
Frequency rank#36,901
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of incruster in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for incruster is 9 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɛ̃.kʁys.te\. Corpus data places it at rank #36,901 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 14 documented wrong-spelling variants for incruster, with forms such as "icnruster", "inccruster", and "incrruster". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "incruste", "incrustée", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is incruster, spelled I-N-C-R-U-S-T-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Décorer une surface suivant un dessin gravé en creux avec des éléments d’une matière différente, ordinairement plus précieuse.
  2. 2
    Remplacer une surface préalablement évidée par une autre composée de petits matériaux taillés.
  3. 3
    Laisser une empreinte en creux dans une matière molle.

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: icnruster,inccruster,incrruster,incrsuter,incrusetr,incrusster,incrusterr,incrustre,incrustter,incrutser,incurster,inncruster,inrcuster,nicruster

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for incruster

Misspelling Variants of "incruster"

icnruster9inccruster10incrruster10incrsuter9incrusetr9incrusster10incrusterr10incrustre9
Misspelling Variants of "incruster"

Frequency rank: #36,901 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "incruster"?
"incruster" is spelled I-N-C-R-U-S-T-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛ̃.kʁys.te\.
What does "incruster" mean?
As a verb, "incruster" means: Décorer une surface suivant un dessin gravé en creux avec des éléments d’une matière différente, ordinairement plus précieuse.
What words are commonly confused with "incruster"?
"incruster" is commonly confused with "incruste", "incrustée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "incruster"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "incruster" is \ɛ̃.kʁys.te\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "incruster" come from?
"incruster" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.