enfouir

\ɑ̃.fwiʁ\

/\ɑ̃.fwiʁ\/ verb

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The verdict

“enfouir” has 9 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #41,770. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,770
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
12
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enterrer dans un trou creusé à cet effet et le recouvrir une fois mis en terre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enfouir · enfouir · French

enfouir · rank #41,770 · 9 variants · 12 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,770
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 12 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH ending

Nearest frequency peer: ending (-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 « enfouir »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enfouir » 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).

enfouir vs enfui
71% similar
enfouir vs enfuir
86% similar
enfouir vs enfuit
71% similar

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

Key facts for enfouir
PropertyValue
Headwordenfouir
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.fwiʁ\
Letters7
Frequency rank#41,770
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs12
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enfouir »

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

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « ending » (#41,769), « entassent » (#41,771), « endetter » (#41,768). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enfouir » est au #41,770. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around enfouir (IPA \ɑ̃.fwiʁ\), averb. Corpus frequency is #41,770 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for enfouir, with forms such as "efnouir", "enffouir", and "enfoiur". 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 12 confusable-pair relationships, "enfui", "enfuir", "enfuit", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is enfouir, spelled E-N-F-O-U-I-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enterrer dans un trou creusé à cet effet et le recouvrir une fois mis en terre.
  2. 2
    Mettre en terre afin de cacher.
  3. 3
    Cacher.
  4. 4
    Se blottir pour se cacher.
  5. 5
    Vivre dans un lieu isolé, s’isoler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Il s’appliquait à retourner une terre noirâtre dans laquelle son chien, un jeune setter anglais, enfouissait déjà un os avant de recommencer à tournailler autour de son maître.
  2. La cuscute, nommée teigne dans le pays , infecte trop souvent les luzernes et les semis de vesce; on essaie de la détruire, en enfouissant à la fourche toutes les plantes attaquées.

This word in other languages

bury(English)enterrar(Español)vergraben(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • efnouir
  • enffouir
  • enfoiur
  • enfouirr
  • enfouri
  • enfuoir
  • ennfouir
  • enofuir
  • nefouir

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

efnouir2enffouir1enfoiur2enfouirr1enfouri2enfuoir2ennfouir1enofuir2
Edit distance from "enfouir"

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 "enfouir"?
"enfouir" is spelled E-N-F-O-U-I-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.fwiʁ\.
What does "enfouir" mean?
As a verb, "enfouir" means: Enterrer dans un trou creusé à cet effet et le recouvrir une fois mis en terre.
What words are commonly confused with "enfouir"?
"enfouir" is commonly confused with "enfui", "enfuir", "enfuit". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enfouir"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enfouir" is \ɑ̃.fwiʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enfouir" come from?
"enfouir" 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 "enfouir", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

exigera#41,786délabré#41,753dominus#41,742gageure#41,799

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

ending9 variantsellipses9 variantsfilant9 variantsdocker9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list