Which to use
“enfuir” and “enfuis” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,212
- “enfuir” frequency rank
- #35,496
- “enfuis” frequency rank
- 46708
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfuir | enfuis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | (Factitif) (Utilisé uniquement dans faire enfuir) Échapper rapidement quelque part. | Participe passé masculin pluriel de enfuir. |
Where the eye mixes enfuir and enfuis
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfuir and enfuis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between enfuir and enfuis
A purely visual mix-up. enfuir (\ɑ̃.fɥiʁ\) and enfuis (\ɑ̃.fɥi\) 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 a single letter - r in “enfuir” becomes s in “enfuis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46708, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfuir is recorded at frequency rank #11,212, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.fɥiʁ\. 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 46708, this pair ranks #192,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfuir vs enfuis
Shared letters: efinu. Private to "enfuir": r. Private to "enfuis": s.
"enfuir" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "enfuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfuir" and "enfuis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enfuir" or "enfuis"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfuir" 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 #192,762 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfuir" 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 #192,762 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.