ennuies

\ɑ̃.nɥi\

/\ɑ̃.nɥi\/ verb

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The verdict

“ennuies” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #35,019. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#35,019
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
14
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index FR-ennuies · ennuies · French

ennuies · rank #35,019 · 7 variants · 14 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #35,019
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 14 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entièreté

Nearest frequency peer: entièreté (+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 « ennuies »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « ennuies » 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).

ennuies vs envies
71% similar
ennuies vs ennuis
86% similar
ennuies vs ennuyé
57% similar

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

Key facts for ennuies
PropertyValue
Headwordennuies
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.nɥi\
Letters7
Frequency rank#35,019
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs14
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « ennuies »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).ennuiesse 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 « entièreté » (#35,020), « entracte » (#35,021), « emmenant » (#35,016). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « ennuies » est au #35,019. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around ennuies (IPA \ɑ̃.nɥi\), averb. Corpus frequency is #35,019 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for ennuies, with forms such as "enniues", "ennueis", and "ennuiess". 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 14 confusable-pair relationships, "envies", "ennuis", "ennuyé", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is ennuies, spelled E-N-N-U-I-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer.
  2. 2
    Deuxième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de ennuyer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enniues
  • ennueis
  • ennuiess
  • ennuise
  • enuies
  • enunies
  • nenuies

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enniues2ennueis2ennuiess1ennuise2enuies1enunies2nenuies2
Edit distance from "ennuies"

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 "ennuies"?
"ennuies" is spelled E-N-N-U-I-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.nɥi\.
What does "ennuies" mean?
As a verb, "ennuies" means: Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer.
What words are commonly confused with "ennuies"?
"ennuies" is commonly confused with "envies", "ennuis", "ennuyé". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "ennuies"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ennuies" is \ɑ̃.nɥi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "ennuies" come from?
"ennuies" 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 "ennuies", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Ferrara#35,036démolie#34,999flamber#35,039formera#35,044

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

dévie7 variantsducal7 variantsFroome7 variantsgarnis7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list