Which to use
“ennuient” and “envient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,146
- “ennuient” frequency rank
- #47,876
- “envient” frequency rank
- 78022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuient | envient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de envier. |
Where the eye mixes ennuient and envient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: ennuient vs envient
A purely visual mix-up. ennuient (\ɑ̃.nɥi\) and envient (\ɑ̃.vi\) 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 78022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ennuient is recorded at frequency rank #30,146, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi\. envient is at rank #47,876, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vi\.
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 78022, this pair ranks #26,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ennuient vs envient
Shared letters: eint. Private to "ennuient": u. Private to "envient": v.
"ennuient" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCC · "envient" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ennuient" and "envient" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "ennuient" or "envient" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #26,833 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuient" and "envient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enfuient vs envient". 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 #26,833 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.