Which to use
“enduits” and “ennuis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,782
- “enduits” frequency rank
- #10,150
- “ennuis” frequency rank
- 48932
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enduits | ennuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de enduit. | Pluriel de ennui. |
Where the eye mixes enduits and ennuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between enduits and ennuis
A purely visual mix-up. enduits (\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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48932, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enduits is recorded at frequency rank #38,782, 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 48932, this pair ranks #174,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enduits vs ennuis
Shared letters: einsu. Private to "enduits": dt. Private to "ennuis": -.
"enduits" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "ennuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enduits" and "ennuis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "enduits" or "ennuis" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enduits" 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 #174,899 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enduits" and "ennuis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "édits vs enduits". 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 #174,899 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.