menacer

Name: menacer, French Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

\mə.na.se\

/\mə.na.se\/ verb

By PlainSpell Editorial Team · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“menacer” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #10,357 in French word frequency and used as a verb.

#10,357
frequency rank, French: 7
letters: 10
tracked misspellings: 13
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Se proposer intempestivement de faire.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

menacer vs mener

71% similar

menacer vs ménage

57% similar

menacer vs Mercer

57% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for menacer
Property	Value
Headword	menacer
Language	French
Part of speech	Verb
IPA	\mə.na.se\
Letters	7
Frequency rank	#10,357
Misspellings tracked	10
Confusable pairs	13
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “menacer” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). menacer lands here:

#10,357

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for menacer is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \mə.na.se\. Corpus data places it at rank #10,357 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 21 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for menacer, with forms such as "emnacer", "meancer", and "menaccer". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 13 confusable-pair relationships, "mener", "ménage", "Mercer", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is menacer, spelled M-E-N-A-C-E-R.

Definition

1
Se proposer intempestivement de faire.
2
Risquer de se produire. → voir menacer ruine
3
Éclater prochainement (pour un phénomène météorologique).
4
Déclarer la guerre dans un bref délai.
5
Mettre en garde.
6
Tenir des propos menaçants.
7
Faire pression pour obtenir quelque chose.
8
Essayer d’impressionner.
9
Risquer quelque chose.
10
Être perçu comme menaçant, comme susceptible de faire ou vouloir du mal.
11
Être sous le coup de quelque chose
12
Risquer de détruire ou supprimer quelque chose.
13
Mettre quelque chose en péril.
14
Risquer quelque chose.
15
Craindre de subir quelque chose.
16
Ressentir un danger.
17
Précise l’objet de la menace, le risque encouru. → voir menacer de mort
18
Précise par quel moyen la menace sera exécutée.
19
Précise le vecteur de la menace.
20
Précise la condition d’exécution de la menace.
21
Sembler pouvoir atteindre, en parlant des choses élevées. → voir menacer le ciel

This word in other languages

threaten(English)amenazar(Español)bevorstehen(Deutsch)ameaçar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: emnacer,meancer,menaccer,menacerr,menacre,menaecr,mencaer,mennacer,mmenacer,mneacer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of menacer - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

Edit distance from "menacer"

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 "menacer"?

"menacer" is spelled M-E-N-A-C-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \mə.na.se\.

What does "menacer" mean?

As a verb, "menacer" means: Se proposer intempestivement de faire.

What words are commonly confused with "menacer"?

"menacer" is commonly confused with "mener", "ménage", "Mercer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

How do you pronounce "menacer"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "menacer" is \mə.na.se\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What language does "menacer" come from?

"menacer" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.

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Using “menacer”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct French spelling is M-E-N-A-C-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as \mə.na.se\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
Don't mix it up with “mener” - see the side-by-side comparison. menacer vs mener
Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.