renforce

\ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs\

/\ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs\/ verb

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The verdict

“renforce” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,297. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,297
frequency rank, French
5,742
“R” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de renforcer.

Corpus desk

Index FR-renforce · renforce · French

renforce · rank #8,297 · 12 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,297
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,742
  • PHOTO-FINISH rejette

Nearest frequency peer: rejette (-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 « renforce »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « renforce » 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).

renforce vs renonce
75% similar
renforce vs renfort
75% similar
renforce vs renforts
75% similar

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

Key facts for renforce
PropertyValue
Headwordrenforce
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs\
Letters8
Frequency rank#8,297
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « renforce »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).renforcese 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 « rejette » (#8,296), « retient » (#8,298), « rejeter » (#8,295). Parmi 5,742 lemmes en « R », « renforce » est au #8,297. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around renforce (IPA \ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs\), averb. Corpus frequency is #8,297 among 5,742 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for renforce, with forms such as "ernforce", "refnorce", and "renfforce". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "renonce", "renfort", "renforts", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is renforce, spelled R-E-N-F-O-R-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de renforcer.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de renforcer.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de renforcer.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de renforcer.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de renforcer.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Enfin, la racine s’intègre vocaliquement et se renforce soit en s’élevant d’un degré sur l’échelle vocalique, soit en se diphthonguant avec la voyelle supérieure ou avec la voyelle inférieure sur la même ligne.
  2. « C’est un signe de préparation défensive ferme pour l’arrivée de l'hiver, il est normal qu’une armée qui se prépare à repousser un assaut renforce ses positions », souligne le général Vincent Desportes, professeur de stratégie à Sciences po et HEC.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ernforce
  • refnorce
  • renfforce
  • renfocre
  • renforcce
  • renforec
  • renforrce
  • renfroce
  • rennforce
  • renofrce
  • rneforce
  • rrenforce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ernforce2refnorce2renfforce1renfocre2renforcce1renforec2renforrce1renfroce2
Edit distance from "renforce"

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 "renforce"?
"renforce" is spelled R-E-N-F-O-R-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs\.
What does "renforce" mean?
As a verb, "renforce" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de renforcer.
What words are commonly confused with "renforce"?
"renforce" is commonly confused with "renonce", "renfort", "renforts". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "renforce"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "renforce" is \ʁɑ̃.fɔʁs\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "renforce" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

rousseau#8,301poussent#8,288soulever#8,311ouvrière#8,280

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

vendeurs12 variantsallocation12 variantsappellation12 variantsintégrée12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list