Which to use
“ennemies” is an adjective and “ennuies” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,620
- “ennemies” frequency rank
- #35,019
- “ennuies” frequency rank
- 50639
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennemies | ennuies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin pluriel de ennemi. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer. |
Where the eye mixes ennemies and ennuies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ennemies with ennuies
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ennemies is \ɛn.mi\ while ennuies is \ɑ̃.nɥi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50639, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ennemies is recorded at frequency rank #15,620, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɛn.mi\. 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 50639, this pair ranks #161,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ennemies vs ennuies
Shared letters: eins. Private to "ennemies": m. Private to "ennuies": u.
"ennemies" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "ennuies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ennemies" and "ennuies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "ennemies" vs "ennuies" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennemies" 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 #161,079 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennemies" and "ennuies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ennuies vs ennuyée". 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 #161,079 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.