Which to use
“enfoncé” is an adjective and “enfoncer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,737
- “enfoncé” frequency rank
- #10,496
- “enfoncer” frequency rank
- 29233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfoncé | enfoncer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui n’est pas au niveau du reste, qui forme cavité, ou un endroit profond. | Mettre au fond, pousser vers le fond, faire pénétrer bien avant. |
Same sound, different letters: enfoncé vs enfoncer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. enfoncé runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against enfoncer's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: enfoncé vs enfoncer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: enfoncé and enfoncer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.fɔ̃.se\. 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 29233, 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\. enfoncer is at rank #10,496, tagged as averb, 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 29233, this pair ranks #317,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfoncé vs enfoncer
Shared letters: cefno. Private to "enfoncé": é. Private to "enfoncer": r.
"enfoncé" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "enfoncer" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enfoncer ← efnoncer · enffoncer · enfnocer · enfocner · enfonccer · enfoncerr · enfoncre · enfonecr
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfoncé" and "enfoncer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enfoncé" vs "enfoncer" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
"enfoncé" and "enfoncer" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfoncé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfoncer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #317,933 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfoncé" and "enfoncer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfoncé vs énoncée". 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 #317,933 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.