Which to use
“enfuis” and “ennuies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,496
- “enfuis” frequency rank
- #35,019
- “ennuies” frequency rank
- 70515
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfuis | ennuies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de enfuir. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer. |
Where the eye mixes enfuis and ennuies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. enfuis runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) 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 enfuis with ennuies
A purely visual mix-up. enfuis (\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 70515, 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\. 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 70515, this pair ranks #51,038 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of enfuis vs ennuies
Shared letters: einsu. Private to "enfuis": f. Private to "ennuies": -.
"enfuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "ennuies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "enfuis" and "ennuies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "enfuis" or "ennuies"?
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 "ennuies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #51,038 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfuis" and "ennuies" 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 #51,038 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.