enjeux

\ɑ̃.ʒø\

/\ɑ̃.ʒø\/ noun

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The verdict

“enjeux” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #3,753. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,753
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pluriel de enjeu.

Corpus desk

Index FR-enjeux · enjeux · French

enjeux · rank #3,753 · 8 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,753
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH déçu

Nearest frequency peer: déçu (-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 « enjeux »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « enjeux » 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).

enjeux vs Évreux
50% similar
enjeux vs enjoué
67% similar
enjeux vs envieux
71% similar

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

Key facts for enjeux
PropertyValue
Headwordenjeux
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.ʒø\
Letters6
Frequency rank#3,753
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « enjeux »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.enjeuxse 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 « déçu » (#3,752), « enseigne » (#3,754), « désert » (#3,751). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « enjeux » est au #3,753. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around enjeux (IPA \ɑ̃.ʒø\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,753 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Pluriel de enjeu.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for enjeux, with forms such as "ejneux", "enejux", and "enjeuxx". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "Évreux", "enjoué", "envieux", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is enjeux, spelled E-N-J-E-U-X.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pluriel de enjeu.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Véronique Abbruzzetti met en évidence, derrière l’inoffensive banalité d’une « fabulette » sur le travail et l’oisiveté, la présence d’enjeux doctrinaux liés à l’actualité d’une polémique anti-cathare qui se trouve ainsi vulgarisée auprès d’un public élargi.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ejneux
  • enejux
  • enjeuxx
  • enjexu
  • enjjeux
  • enjuex
  • ennjeux
  • nejeux

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ejneux2enejux2enjeuxx1enjexu2enjjeux1enjuex2ennjeux1nejeux2
Edit distance from "enjeux"

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 "enjeux"?
"enjeux" is spelled E-N-J-E-U-X. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.ʒø\.
What does "enjeux" mean?
As a noun, "enjeux" means: Pluriel de enjeu.
What words are commonly confused with "enjeux"?
"enjeux" is commonly confused with "Évreux", "enjoué", "envieux". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "enjeux"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enjeux" is \ɑ̃.ʒø\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "enjeux" come from?
"enjeux" 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 "enjeux", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

désert#3,751défend#3,750gardes#3,758Gilles#3,759

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

gloire8 variantscouvre8 variantsmaillot8 variantspseudo8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list