Which to use
“enfoncé” and “enfoncée” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,737
- “enfoncé” frequency rank
- #33,243
- “enfoncée” frequency rank
- 51980
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfoncé | enfoncée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas au niveau du reste, qui forme cavité, ou un endroit profond. | Féminin singulier de enfoncé. |
Where the spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set enfoncé and enfoncée apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
This is the hard kind. enfoncé and enfoncée are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\) and both work as anadjective. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enfoncé” sits inside “enfoncée”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 51980, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfoncé is recorded at frequency rank #18,737, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\. enfoncée is at rank #33,243, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\.
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 51980, this pair ranks #151,030 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfoncé vs enfoncée
Shared letters: cefnoé. Private to "enfoncé": -. Private to "enfoncée": -.
"enfoncé" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "enfoncée" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVV
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfoncé" and "enfoncée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enfoncé" or "enfoncée"?
Remembering enfoncé vs enfoncée
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “enfoncé” entry
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