Which to use
“énième” is an adjective and “enlève” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,944
- “énième” frequency rank
- #4,573
- “enlève” frequency rank
- 18517
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | énième | enlève |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Sérié, mais de position indéterminée. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de enlever. |
Where the eye mixes énième and enlève
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. énième (VCVVCV) and enlève (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: énième vs enlève
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: énième is \e.njɛm\ while enlève is \ɑ̃.lɛv\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18517, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
énième is recorded at frequency rank #13,944, classified as anadj, pronounced \e.njɛm\. enlève is at rank #4,573, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.lɛv\.
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 18517, this pair ranks #377,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of énième vs enlève
Shared letters: enè. Private to "énième": imé. Private to "enlève": lv.
"énième" · 6 letters · shape VCVVCV · "enlève" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "énième" and "enlève" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "énième" or "enlève" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "énième" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enlève" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #377,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "énième" and "enlève" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "énième vs entêté". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #377,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.