ennemi

\ɛn.mi\

/\ɛn.mi\/ noun

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The verdict

“ennemi” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #2,223. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#2,223
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
6
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Concept antagoniste, en conflit avec un autre.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ennemi · ennemi · French

ennemi · rank #2,223 · 6 variants · 6 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #2,223
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH engagement

Nearest frequency peer: engagement (-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 « ennemi »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ennemi » 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).

ennemi vs ennui
67% similar
ennemi vs ennemis
86% similar
ennemi vs ennemie
86% similar

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

Key facts for ennemi
PropertyValue
Headwordennemi
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɛn.mi\
Letters6
Frequency rank#2,223
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs6
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ennemi »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.ennemise 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 « engagement » (#2,222), « euh » (#2,224), « décisions » (#2,221). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « ennemi » est au #2,223. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around ennemi (IPA \ɛn.mi\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #2,223 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for ennemi, with forms such as "enemi", "enenmi", and "enneim". 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 6 confusable-pair relationships, "ennui", "ennemis", "ennemie", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is ennemi, spelled E-N-N-E-M-I.

Definition

  1. 1
    Concept antagoniste, en conflit avec un autre.
  2. 2
    Celui, celle qui veut du mal à quelqu’un.
  3. 3
    Le diable ; le démon. Souvent capitalisé en Ennemi.
  4. 4
    Nation armée avec laquelle une autre nation est en guerre.
  5. 5
    Personne, groupe de personnes ou sentiment intérieur contre qui ou contre quoi l'on combat.
  6. 6
    C’est autant de pris sur l’ennemi : C’est toujours avoir obtenu quelque avantage, avoir tiré quelque parti d’une mauvaise affaire.
  7. 7
    Personne qui éprouve de l’aversion pour des choses bonnes ou mauvaises, justes ou injustes.
  8. 8
    Le mieux est l’ennemi du bien. → voir mieux

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Au milieu de la lutte contre le chaos, dans le sillage de la famine, survint une autre vieille ennemie de l’humanité : la peste, la Mort Pourpre.
  2. L’eau est l’ennemie du feu.

Synonyms

adversaire

This word in other languages

enemy(English)enemigo(Español)Feind(Deutsch)inimigo(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enemi
  • enenmi
  • enneim
  • ennemmi
  • ennmei
  • nenemi

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enemi1enenmi2enneim2ennemmi1ennmei2nenemi2
Edit distance from "ennemi"

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 "ennemi"?
"ennemi" is spelled E-N-N-E-M-I. The IPA pronunciation is \ɛn.mi\.
What does "ennemi" mean?
As a noun, "ennemi" means: Concept antagoniste, en conflit avec un autre.
What words are commonly confused with "ennemi"?
"ennemi" is commonly confused with "ennui", "ennemis", "ennemie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ennemi"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ennemi" is \ɛn.mi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ennemi" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

auquel#2,216aspect#2,214aiment#2,210épouse#2,208

Similar misspelling depth

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

arbre6 variantsMaroc6 variantsVienne6 variantsserai6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list