Which to use
“enfoui” is a verb and “envoi” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #27,424
- “enfoui” frequency rank
- #3,252
- “envoi” frequency rank
- 30676
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfoui | envoi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier du verbe enfouir. | Action d’envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes enfoui and envoi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enfoui runs 6 letters (VCCVVV) against envoi's 5 (VCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enfoui and envoi
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfoui is \ɑ̃.fwi\ while envoi is \ɑ̃.vwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30676, 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\. envoi is at rank #3,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa\.
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 30676, this pair ranks #308,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfoui vs envoi
Shared letters: eino. Private to "enfoui": fu. Private to "envoi": v.
"enfoui" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "envoi" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfoui" and "envoi" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enfoui" vs "envoi" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "enfoui" and "envoi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfoui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #308,697 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfoui" and "envoi" 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 #308,697 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.