Which to use
“enfuie” and “ennuies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,275
- “enfuie” frequency rank
- #35,019
- “ennuies” frequency rank
- 73294
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfuie | ennuies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé féminin singulier de enfuir. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer. |
Where the eye mixes enfuie and ennuies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfuie runs 6 letters (VCCVVV) against ennuies's 7 (VCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses enfuie with ennuies
A purely visual mix-up. enfuie (\ɑ̃.fɥi\) and ennuies (\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 73294, 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\. ennuies is at rank #35,019, 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 73294, this pair ranks #40,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfuie vs ennuies
Shared letters: einu. Private to "enfuie": f. Private to "ennuies": s.
"enfuie" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "ennuies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfuie" and "ennuies" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enfuie" or "ennuies"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfuie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,978 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfuie" and "ennuies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ennuies vs ennuyée". 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 #40,978 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.