Which to use
“ennuyé” is a noun and “ennuyer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,197
- “ennuyé” frequency rank
- #13,374
- “ennuyer” frequency rank
- 36571
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuyé | ennuyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui a des ennuis. | Causer de l’ennui, fatiguer l’esprit par quelque chose d’insignifiant, de monotone, de déplaisant, ou de trop long. |
Same sound, different letters: ennuyé vs ennuyer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. ennuyé runs 6 letters (VCCVVV) against ennuyer's 7 (VCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: ennuyé vs ennuyer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ennuyé and ennuyer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.nɥi.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 36571, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ennuyé is recorded at frequency rank #23,197, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.nɥi.je\. ennuyer is at rank #13,374, tagged as averb, 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 36571, this pair ranks #268,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ennuyé vs ennuyer
Shared letters: enuy. Private to "ennuyé": é. Private to "ennuyer": r.
"ennuyé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "ennuyer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ennuyer ← ennueyr · ennuyerr · ennuyre · ennuyyer · ennyuer · enunyer · enuyer · nenuyer
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "ennuyé" and "ennuyer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "ennuyé" or "ennuyer"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "ennuyé" / "ennuyer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuyé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #268,677 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuyé" and "ennuyer" 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 #268,677 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.