Which to use
“enfuis” is a verb and “envois” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,496
- “enfuis” frequency rank
- #13,588
- “envois” frequency rank
- 49084
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enfuis | envois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Participe passé masculin pluriel de enfuir. | Pluriel de envoi. |
Where the eye mixes enfuis and envois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enfuis and envois follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: enfuis vs envois
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enfuis is \ɑ̃.fɥi\ while envois is \ɑ̃.vwa\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49084, 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\. envois is at rank #13,588, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa\.
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 49084, this pair ranks #173,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enfuis vs envois
Shared letters: eins. Private to "enfuis": fu. Private to "envois": ov.
"enfuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "envois" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enfuis" and "envois" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enfuis" or "envois"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "enfuis" and "envois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "enfuis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #173,608 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enfuis" and "envois" 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 #173,608 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.