Which to use
“enfoui” and “enfuis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,424
- “enfoui” frequency rank
- #35,496
- “enfuis” frequency rank
- 62920
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfoui | enfuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe enfouir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de enfuir. |
Where the eye mixes enfoui and enfuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfoui (VCCVVV) and enfuis (VCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses enfoui with enfuis
A purely visual mix-up. enfoui (\ɑ̃.fwi\) and enfuis (\ɑ̃.fɥi\) 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 62920, 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\. enfuis is at rank #35,496, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɥi\.
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 62920, this pair ranks #84,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfoui vs enfuis
Shared letters: efinu. Private to "enfoui": o. Private to "enfuis": s.
"enfoui" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "enfuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enfoui" for "enfuis" ever safe?
Which is more common, "enfoui" or "enfuis"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfoui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enfuis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #84,556 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfoui" and "enfuis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfuis vs étuis". 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 #84,556 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.