renflouer

\ʁɑ̃.flu.e\

/\ʁɑ̃.flu.e\/ verb

The verdict

“renflouer” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #31,218. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,218
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Remettre un vaisseau à flot.

Corpus desk

Index FR-renflouer · renflouer · French

renflouer · rank #31,218 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #31,218
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH religieusement

Nearest frequency peer: religieusement (-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 « renflouer »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « renflouer » 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).

renflouer vs renouer
78% similar

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

Key facts for renflouer
PropertyValue
Headwordrenflouer
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃.flu.e\
Letters9
Frequency rank#31,218
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « renflouer »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).renflouerse 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 « religieusement » (#31,217), « renouvelés » (#31,219), « rescapé » (#31,220). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « renflouer » est au #31,218. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around renflouer (IPA \ʁɑ̃.flu.e\), averb. Corpus frequency is #31,218 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for renflouer, with forms such as "ernflouer", "refnlouer", and "renfflouer". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "renouer", 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, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is renflouer, spelled R-E-N-F-L-O-U-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Remettre un vaisseau à flot.
  2. 2
    Remettre sur pied un problème de trésorerie.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. il fut évident que, même avec l’aide du vent et de la mer, cet équipage réduit ne pourrait renflouer son navire.
  2. Le bateau heurte un premier récif. Agrippé par l'étrave, il gémit dans ses membrures, s'immobilise un instant. Bientôt une lame énorme le renfloue, mais la machine s'arrête, arrêtant les pompes, et la proue enfonce.

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ernflouer
  • refnlouer
  • renfflouer
  • renfllouer
  • renfloeur
  • renflouerr
  • renfloure
  • renfluoer
  • renfoluer
  • renlfouer
  • rennflouer
  • rneflouer
  • rrenflouer

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ernflouer2refnlouer2renfflouer1renfllouer1renfloeur2renflouerr1renfloure2renfluoer2
Edit distance from "renflouer"

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 "renflouer"?
"renflouer" is spelled R-E-N-F-L-O-U-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.flu.e\.
What does "renflouer" mean?
As a verb, "renflouer" means: Remettre un vaisseau à flot.
What words are commonly confused with "renflouer"?
"renflouer" is commonly confused with "renouer". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "renflouer"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "renflouer" is \ʁɑ̃.flu.e\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "renflouer" come from?
"renflouer" 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 "renflouer", 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 (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list