Which to use
“ennuis” and “ennuyé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,150
- “ennuis” frequency rank
- #23,197
- “ennuyé” frequency rank
- 33347
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuis | ennuyé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de ennui. | Personne qui a des ennuis. |
Where the eye mixes ennuis and ennuyé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses ennuis with ennuyé
A purely visual mix-up. ennuis (\ɑ̃.nɥi\) and ennuyé (\ɑ̃.nɥi.je\) 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 33347, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ennuis is recorded at frequency rank #10,150, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi\. ennuyé is at rank #23,197, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi.je\.
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 33347, this pair ranks #291,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ennuis vs ennuyé
Shared letters: enu. Private to "ennuis": is. Private to "ennuyé": yé.
"ennuis" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "ennuyé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
- ennuis ← ennius · ennuiss · ennusi · enuis · enunis · nenuis
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ennuis" for "ennuyé" ever safe?
Which is more common, "ennuis" or "ennuyé"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "ennuis" and "ennuyé" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuis" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuyé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,247 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuis" and "ennuyé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ennuyé 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 #291,247 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.