rencontre

\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\

/\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“rencontre” has 14 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #590. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#590
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Hasard, occasion qui fait trouver fortuitement une personne, une chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rencontre · rencontre · French

rencontre · rank #590 · 14 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #590
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH produits

Nearest frequency peer: produits (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “rencontre”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rencontre” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

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).

rencontre vs rencontrer
90% similar
rencontre vs rencontres
90% similar
rencontre vs rencontrée
90% similar

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

Key facts for rencontre
PropertyValue
Headwordrencontre
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#590
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rencontre” 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). rencontre lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around rencontre (IPA \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #590 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for rencontre, with forms such as "erncontre", "recnontre", and "renccontre". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "rencontrer", "rencontres", "rencontrée", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is rencontre, spelled R-E-N-C-O-N-T-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Hasard, occasion qui fait trouver fortuitement une personne, une chose.
  2. 2
    Fait de joindre une personne en allant intentionnellement au-devant d’elle.
  3. 3
    Entrée en contact de deux corps.
  4. 4
    Conjonction ou opposition des astres.
  5. 5
    Combat singulier non prémédité.
  6. 6
    Compétition, match ou duel.
  7. 7
    Occasion, conjoncture.
  8. 8
    Trait d’esprit, une trouvaille ingénieuse d’idées ou de style.
  9. 9
    Évènement caractérisé par le passage d’un engin spatial à proximité d’un objet céleste ou d’un objet spatial.
  10. 10
    Fait de se réunir pour discuter entre pairs, ou pour découvrir une personnalité par le biais d’une série de questions.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « M. de Vaugelas dit qu’en matière de querelle, plusieurs font rencontre masculin ; ce n’est pas un duel, ce n’est qu’un rencontre […]. Tous les gens qui parlent bien, disent maintenant une rencontre […]. Le féminin a prévalu. »
  2. Ils attendent l'aube stoïquement, devant un café-crème ou, favorisés par la chance, font parfois la rencontre d’un compatriote qui leur paie à souper.

This word in other languages

encounter(English)encuentro(Español)Begegnung(Deutsch)encontro(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erncontre
  • recnontre
  • renccontre
  • rencnotre
  • renconntre
  • renconrte
  • renconter
  • rencontrre
  • renconttre
  • rencotnre
  • renncontre
  • renocntre
  • rnecontre
  • rrencontre

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rencontre - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

erncontre2recnontre2renccontre1rencnotre2renconntre1renconrte2renconter2rencontrre1
Edit distance from "rencontre"

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "rencontre"?
"rencontre" is spelled R-E-N-C-O-N-T-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\.
What does "rencontre" mean?
As a noun, "rencontre" means: Hasard, occasion qui fait trouver fortuitement une personne, une chose.
What words are commonly confused with "rencontre"?
"rencontre" is commonly confused with "rencontrer", "rencontres", "rencontrée". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "rencontre"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "rencontre" is \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃tʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "rencontre" come from?
"rencontre" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

résultats#591confiance#578formation#603attention#608

Similar misspelling depth

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

population14 variantspolitiques14 variantscependant14 variantsimportant14 variants

What to do next

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  • "rencontre" maps to 8 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "rencontrer". View pair
  • 14 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
  • Usage frequency rank #590 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
  • Browse more French words in the "R" letter cohort. R–Z browse

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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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list