EnedisvsennemisWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Enedis is a name, ennemis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Enedis” is a name and “ennemis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#43,411
“Enedis” frequency rank
#2,714
“ennemis” frequency rank
46125
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Enedis ennemis
Definition Principale entreprise responsable de la gestion du réseau public d’électricité sur le territoire français. Masculin pluriel de ennemi.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Enedis and ennemis apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
Enedis
7 ch
ennemis

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Enedis is \e.ne.dis\ while ennemis is \ɛn.mi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46125, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Enedis is recorded at frequency rank #43,411, classified as aname, pronounced \e.ne.dis\. ennemis is at rank #2,714, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɛn.mi\.

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 46125, this pair ranks #197,406 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Enedis vs ennemis

Shared letters: eins. Private to "Enedis": d. Private to "ennemis": m.

"Enedis" · 6 letters · shape VCVCVC  ·  "ennemis" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Enediseendis · endeis · eneddis · enediss · enedsi · eneids · ennedis · needis
  • ennemisenemis · enenmis · enneims · ennemiss · ennemmis · ennemsi · ennmeis · nenemis

Frequency comparison

Enedis#43,411
ennemis#2,714

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Enedis" and "ennemis" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Enedis" is a name and "ennemis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Enedis" or "ennemis"?
"ennemis" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,714 in our French list, against #43,411 for "Enedis". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering Enedis vs ennemis

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a name, it's “Enedis”; for an adjective, it's “ennemis”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Enedis” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list