Which to use
“ennuies” and “envoies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,019
- “ennuies” frequency rank
- #17,419
- “envoies” frequency rank
- 52438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuies | envoies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de ennuyer. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes ennuies and envoies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ennuies and envoies follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Visual trap between ennuies and envoies
A purely visual mix-up. ennuies (\ɑ̃.nɥi\) and envoies (\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 52438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ennuies is recorded at frequency rank #35,019, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi\. envoies is at rank #17,419, 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 52438, this pair ranks #147,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ennuies vs envoies
Shared letters: eins. Private to "ennuies": u. Private to "envoies": ov.
"ennuies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "envoies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ennuies" and "envoies" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ennuies" vs "envoies" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #147,711 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuies" and "envoies" 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 #147,711 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.