Which to use
“enflé” is an adjective and “enfler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,318
- “enflé” frequency rank
- #38,784
- “enfler” frequency rank
- 81102
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enflé | enfler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui est soumis à une enflure. | Augmenter un corps de volume ; gonfler. |
Same sound, different letters: enflé vs enfler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 4 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - enflé and enfler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: enflé and enfler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.fle\. 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 81102, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enflé is recorded at frequency rank #42,318, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.fle\. enfler is at rank #38,784, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fle\.
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 81102, this pair ranks #19,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enflé vs enfler
Shared letters: efln. Private to "enflé": é. Private to "enfler": r.
"enflé" · 5 letters · shape VCCCV · "enfler" · 6 letters · shape VCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enfler ← efnler · enfelr · enffler · enflerr · enfller · enflre · enlfer · ennfler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enflé" and "enfler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "enflé" or "enfler" show up more?
What to do next
"enflé" and "enfler" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "enflé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #19,478 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enflé" and "enfler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ele vs enflé". 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 #19,478 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.