Which to use
“ennuyais” and “envoyais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,414
- “ennuyais” frequency rank
- #43,417
- “envoyais” frequency rank
- 86831
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuyais | envoyais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de ennuyer. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes ennuyais and envoyais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. ennuyais and envoyais follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVVVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ennuyais vs envoyais
A purely visual mix-up. ennuyais (\ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ\) and envoyais (\ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\) 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 86831, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ennuyais is recorded at frequency rank #43,414, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi.jɛ\. envoyais is at rank #43,417, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\.
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 86831, this pair ranks #9,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ennuyais vs envoyais
Shared letters: aeinsy. Private to "ennuyais": u. Private to "envoyais": ov.
"ennuyais" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVVC · "envoyais" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ennuyais" and "envoyais" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ennuyais" or "envoyais"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuyais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #9,117 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuyais" and "envoyais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ennuyais vs ennuyait". 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 #9,117 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.