rencontra

\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\

/\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\/ verb

The verdict

“rencontra” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #19,653. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,653
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rencontrer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rencontra · rencontra · French

rencontra · rank #19,653 · 14 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #19,653
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH remous

Nearest frequency peer: remous (-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 « rencontra »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « rencontra » 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rencontra vs rencontre
89% similar
rencontra vs rencontrer
80% similar
rencontra vs rencontres
80% similar

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

Key facts for rencontra
PropertyValue
Headwordrencontra
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,653
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « rencontra »

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

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « remous » (#19,652), « reptiles » (#19,654), « remettra » (#19,651). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « rencontra » est au #19,653. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around rencontra (IPA \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\), averb. Corpus frequency is #19,653 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rencontrer.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for rencontra, with forms such as "erncontra", "recnontra", and "renccontra". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "rencontre", "rencontrer", "rencontres", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is rencontra, spelled R-E-N-C-O-N-T-R-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rencontrer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Il rencontra de la sorte le cadavre d’un coto, singe gigantesque, que la jeune fille avait tué d’une balle, sans doute au moment où il l’attaquait.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erncontra
  • recnontra
  • renccontra
  • rencnotra
  • renconntra
  • renconrta
  • rencontar
  • rencontrra
  • renconttra
  • rencotnra
  • renncontra
  • renocntra
  • rnecontra
  • rrencontra

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erncontra2recnontra2renccontra1rencnotra2renconntra1renconrta2rencontar2rencontrra1
Edit distance from "rencontra"

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 "rencontra"?
"rencontra" is spelled R-E-N-C-O-N-T-R-A. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\.
What does "rencontra" mean?
As a verb, "rencontra" means: Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de rencontrer.
What words are commonly confused with "rencontra"?
"rencontra" is commonly confused with "rencontre", "rencontrer", "rencontres". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rencontra"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rencontra" is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁa\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rencontra" come from?
"rencontra" 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list