Which to use
“énigmes” is a noun and “énormes” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #20,617
- “énigmes” frequency rank
- #5,309
- “énormes” frequency rank
- 25926
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | énigmes | énormes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de énigme. | Pluriel de énorme. |
Where the eye mixes énigmes and énormes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. énigmes and énormes follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between énigmes and énormes
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: énigmes is \e.niɡm\ while énormes is \e.nɔʁm\. 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 (noun vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25926, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
énigmes is recorded at frequency rank #20,617, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.niɡm\. énormes is at rank #5,309, tagged as anadj, pronounced \e.nɔʁm\.
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 25926, this pair ranks #338,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of énigmes vs énormes
Shared letters: emnsé. Private to "énigmes": gi. Private to "énormes": or.
"énigmes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC · "énormes" · 7 letters · shape VCVCCVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "énigmes" and "énormes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "énigmes" or "énormes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "énigmes" and "énormes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "énigmes" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "énormes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #338,082 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "énigmes" and "énormes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "énigmes vs érigées". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #338,082 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.