enjeu

\ɑ̃.ʒø\

/\ɑ̃.ʒø\/ noun

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The verdict

“enjeu” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #5,557. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,557
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Somme misée par le joueur et qui est transférée du perdant au gagnant.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enjeu · enjeu · French

enjeu · rank #5,557 · 6 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,557
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH engagements

Nearest frequency peer: engagements (-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 « enjeu »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enjeu » 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).

enjeu vs enjoy
60% similar
enjeu vs enter
60% similar
enjeu vs enjeux
83% similar

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

Key facts for enjeu
PropertyValue
Headwordenjeu
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.ʒø\
Letters5
Frequency rank#5,557
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enjeu »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).enjeuse 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 « engagements » (#5,556), « faillite » (#5,558), « favorables » (#5,559). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enjeu » est au #5,557. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around enjeu (IPA \ɑ̃.ʒø\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,557 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for enjeu, with forms such as "ejneu", "eneju", and "enjjeu". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "enjoy", "enter", "enjeux", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is enjeu, spelled E-N-J-E-U.

Definition

  1. 1
    Somme misée par le joueur et qui est transférée du perdant au gagnant.
  2. 2
    Ce que l'on risque de gagner ou de perdre dans une entreprise, une compétition.
  3. 3
    Objet d’une compétition ; but que l'on poursuit.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Chacun des joueurs déposa son enjeu sur la table.
  2. C’est que plus leur enjeu est minime, plus poignante est leur émotion.

Synonyms

miseobjectif

This word in other languages

stake(English)apuesta(Español)Einsatz(Deutsch)aposta(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejneu
  • eneju
  • enjjeu
  • enjue
  • ennjeu
  • nejeu

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ejneu2eneju2enjjeu1enjue2ennjeu1nejeu2
Edit distance from "enjeu"

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 "enjeu"?
"enjeu" is spelled E-N-J-E-U. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ʒø\.
What does "enjeu" mean?
As a noun, "enjeu" means: Somme misée par le joueur et qui est transférée du perdant au gagnant.
What words are commonly confused with "enjeu"?
"enjeu" is commonly confused with "enjoy", "enter", "enjeux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enjeu"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enjeu" is \ɑ̃.ʒø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enjeu" come from?
"enjeu" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

globe#5,562grecs#5,563house#5,569lapin#5,577

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

José6 variantslady6 variantsReims6 variantsthat6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list