Which to use
“enfoui” and “enfuit” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #27,424
- “enfoui” frequency rank
- #13,373
- “enfuit” frequency rank
- 40797
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfoui | enfuit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe enfouir. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de enfuir. |
Where the eye mixes enfoui and enfuit
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfoui (VCCVVV) and enfuit (VCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: enfoui vs enfuit
A purely visual mix-up. enfoui (\ɑ̃.fwi\) and enfuit (\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 40797, 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\. enfuit is at rank #13,373, 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 40797, this pair ranks #237,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfoui vs enfuit
Shared letters: efinu. Private to "enfoui": o. Private to "enfuit": t.
"enfoui" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "enfuit" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfoui" and "enfuit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enfoui" or "enfuit"?
Useful next steps
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 "enfuit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #237,828 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfoui" and "enfuit" 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 #237,828 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.