Which to use
“enfuie” and “enfuis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,275
- “enfuie” frequency rank
- #35,496
- “enfuis” frequency rank
- 73771
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfuie | enfuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de enfuir. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de enfuir. |
Same sound, different letters: enfuie vs enfuis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. enfuie (VCCVVV) and enfuis (VCCVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Homophone desk: enfuie vs enfuis
This is the hard kind. enfuie and enfuis are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.fɥi\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - e in “enfuie” becomes s in “enfuis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73771, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfuie is recorded at frequency rank #38,275, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɥi\. 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 73771, this pair ranks #39,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfuie vs enfuis
Shared letters: efinu. Private to "enfuie": -. Private to "enfuis": s.
"enfuie" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "enfuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfuie" and "enfuis" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enfuie" or "enfuis"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfuie" 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 #39,325 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfuie" 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 #39,325 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.