Which to use
“enfoui” and “enfuir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,424
- “enfoui” frequency rank
- #11,212
- “enfuir” frequency rank
- 38636
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfoui | enfuir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe enfouir. | (Factitif) (Utilisé uniquement dans faire enfuir) Échapper rapidement quelque part. |
Where the eye mixes enfoui and enfuir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfoui (VCCVVV) and enfuir (VCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between enfoui and enfuir
A purely visual mix-up. enfoui (\ɑ̃.fwi\) and enfuir (\ɑ̃.fɥiʁ\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38636, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfoui is recorded at frequency rank #27,424, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fwi\. enfuir is at rank #11,212, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɥiʁ\.
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 38636, this pair ranks #253,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfoui vs enfuir
Shared letters: efinu. Private to "enfoui": o. Private to "enfuir": r.
"enfoui" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "enfuir" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfoui" and "enfuir" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enfoui" vs "enfuir" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfoui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfuir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #253,887 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfoui" and "enfuir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfoui vs enfouies". 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 #253,887 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.