Which to use
“enfuis” and “ennuie” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,496
- “enfuis” frequency rank
- #6,819
- “ennuie” frequency rank
- 42315
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfuis | ennuie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de enfuir. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer. |
Where the eye mixes enfuis and ennuie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: enfuis vs ennuie
A purely visual mix-up. enfuis (\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 share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 42315, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enfuis is recorded at frequency rank #35,496, 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 42315, this pair ranks #226,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfuis vs ennuie
Shared letters: einu. Private to "enfuis": fs. Private to "ennuie": -.
"enfuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "ennuie" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfuis" and "ennuie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "enfuis" or "ennuie" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfuis" 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 #226,536 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfuis" and "ennuie" 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 #226,536 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.