Which to use
“enfermées” is an adjective and “enfermer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #40,246
- “enfermées” frequency rank
- #9,651
- “enfermer” frequency rank
- 49897
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfermées | enfermer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de enfermé. | Mettre quelqu’un ou quelque chose dans un lieu fermé de tous côtés. |
Same sound, different letters: enfermées vs enfermer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 7 letters. enfermées runs 9 letters (VCCVCCVVC) against enfermer's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - enfermées and enfermer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: enfermées and enfermer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.fɛʁ.me\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49897, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfermées is recorded at frequency rank #40,246, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɛʁ.me\. enfermer is at rank #9,651, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɛʁ.me\.
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 49897, this pair ranks #167,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfermées vs enfermer
Shared letters: efmnr. Private to "enfermées": sé. Private to "enfermer": -.
"enfermées" · 9 letters · shape VCCVCCVVC · "enfermer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enfermer ← efnermer · enefrmer · enfemrer · enferemr · enfermerr · enfermmer · enfermre · enferrmer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfermées" for "enfermer" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "enfermées" or "enfermer" show up more?
Useful next steps
"enfermées" and "enfermer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfermées" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfermer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #167,013 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfermées" and "enfermer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfermées vs enferment". 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 #167,013 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.