rencontrer

\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\

/\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\/ verb

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The verdict

“rencontrer” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,374. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,374
frequency rank, French
507,453
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
11
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Trouver en chemin une personne ou une chose.

Corpus desk

Index FR-rencontrer · rencontrer · French

rencontrer · rank #1,374 · 15 variants · 11 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,374
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 507,453
  • PHOTO-FINISH rire

Nearest frequency peer: rire (+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 “rencontrer”

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

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “rencontrer” 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 May 6, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

rencontrer vs rencontres
90% similar
rencontrer vs rencontrez
90% similar
rencontrer vs rencontrera
91% similar

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

Key facts for rencontrer
PropertyValue
Headwordrencontrer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\
Letters10
Frequency rank#1,374
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs11
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “rencontrer” 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). rencontrer 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 15 spelling variants around rencontrer (IPA \ʁɑ̃.kɔ̃.tʁe\), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,374 among 507,453 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for rencontrer, with forms such as "erncontrer", "recnontrer", and "renccontrer". 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 11 confusable-pair relationships, "rencontres", "rencontrez", "rencontrera", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is rencontrer, spelled R-E-N-C-O-N-T-R-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Trouver en chemin une personne ou une chose.
  2. 2
    Être bien ou mal servi par les événements dans quelque affaire ; deviner juste ou se tromper dans ses conjectures.
  3. 3
    Commencer à trouver la piste du gibier, en parlant des chiens.
  4. 4
    Intersecter.
  5. 5
    Se heurter, se choquer.
  6. 6
    Avoir un combat singulier.
  7. 7
    Avoir les mêmes pensées qu’un autre sur un même sujet.
  8. 8
    Exister ; être trouvé ; se trouver ; paraître.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Vous rencontrez des difficultés à faire cet exercice?
  2. Entre autres manies, mon oncle avait celle de tuer tous les chats qu’il rencontrait. Il faisait, à ces pauvres bêtes, une chasse impitoyable, une guerre acharnée de trappeur.

This word in other languages

meet(English)encontrar(Español)treffen(Deutsch)achar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erncontrer
  • recnontrer
  • renccontrer
  • rencnotrer
  • renconntrer
  • renconrter
  • renconterr
  • rencontrerr
  • rencontrrer
  • renconttrer
  • rencotnrer
  • renncontrer
  • renocntrer
  • rnecontrer
  • rrencontrer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of rencontrer - 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.

erncontrer2recnontrer2renccontrer1rencnotrer2renconntrer1renconrter2renconterr2rencontrerr1
Edit distance from "rencontrer"

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 May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

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

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

opposition#1,368secrétaire#1,346ressources#1,342magnifique#1,334

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

présenter15 variantspossibilité15 variantsanniversaire15 variantsfacilement15 variants
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