Which to use
“enfouir” and “enfuir” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,770
- “enfouir” frequency rank
- #11,212
- “enfuir” frequency rank
- 52982
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfouir | enfuir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Enterrer dans un trou creusé à cet effet et le recouvrir une fois mis en terre. | (Factitif) (Utilisé uniquement dans faire enfuir) Échapper rapidement quelque part. |
Where the eye mixes enfouir and enfuir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. enfouir runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against enfuir's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enfouir with enfuir
A purely visual mix-up. enfouir (\ɑ̃.fwiʁ\) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52982, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfouir is recorded at frequency rank #41,770, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fwiʁ\. 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 52982, this pair ranks #143,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfouir vs enfuir
Shared letters: efinru. Private to "enfouir": o. Private to "enfuir": -.
"enfouir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "enfuir" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfouir" and "enfuir" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enfouir" vs "enfuir" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfouir" 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 #143,917 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfouir" and "enfuir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "encourir vs enfouir". 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 #143,917 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.