Which to use
“enduit” and “ennuis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,001
- “enduit” frequency rank
- #10,150
- “ennuis” frequency rank
- 31151
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enduit | ennuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Couche de chaux, de plâtre, de ciment, ou de quelque autre matière semblable, que l’on applique sur les murailles. | Pluriel de ennui. |
Where the eye mixes enduit and ennuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enduit and ennuis
A purely visual mix-up. enduit (\ɑ̃.dɥi\) and ennuis (\ɑ̃.nɥi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31151, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enduit is recorded at frequency rank #21,001, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.dɥi\. ennuis is at rank #10,150, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi\.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 31151, this pair ranks #305,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enduit vs ennuis
Shared letters: einu. Private to "enduit": dt. Private to "ennuis": s.
"enduit" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "ennuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enduit" for "ennuis" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enduit" vs "ennuis" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enduit" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,642 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enduit" and "ennuis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enduit vs endure". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #305,642 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.