Which to use
“ennuient” and “envoient” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #30,146
- “ennuient” frequency rank
- #8,388
- “envoient” frequency rank
- 38534
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuient | envoient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes ennuient and envoient
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ennuient and envoient follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ennuient and envoient
A purely visual mix-up. ennuient (\ɑ̃.nɥi\) and envoient (\ɑ̃.vwa\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38534, 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\. envoient is at rank #8,388, tagged as averb, 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 38534, this pair ranks #254,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ennuient vs envoient
Shared letters: eint. Private to "ennuient": u. Private to "envoient": ov.
"ennuient" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCC · "envoient" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ennuient" for "envoient" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "ennuient" and "envoient" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #254,614 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuient" and "envoient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ennuient 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 #254,614 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.