Which to use
“enfui” and “ennuie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,717
- “enfui” frequency rank
- #6,819
- “ennuie” frequency rank
- 33536
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfui | ennuie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin singulier de enfuir. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer. |
Where the eye mixes enfui and ennuie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses enfui with ennuie
A purely visual mix-up. enfui (\ɑ̃.fɥi\) and ennuie (\ɑ̃.nɥi\) 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 33536, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfui is recorded at frequency rank #26,717, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɥi\. ennuie is at rank #6,819, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi\.
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 33536, this pair ranks #289,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfui vs ennuie
Shared letters: einu. Private to "enfui": f. Private to "ennuie": -.
"enfui" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "ennuie" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfui" and "ennuie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "enfui" vs "ennuie" - 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 "enfui" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #289,969 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfui" and "ennuie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enflé vs enfui". 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 #289,969 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.