Which to use
“ennuyé” and “envoyé” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,197
- “ennuyé” frequency rank
- #1,411
- “envoyé” frequency rank
- 24608
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuyé | envoyé |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui a des ennuis. | Personne qui est envoyée quelque part par quelqu’un. |
Where the eye mixes ennuyé and envoyé
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. ennuyé and envoyé follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ennuyé vs envoyé
A purely visual mix-up. ennuyé (\ɑ̃.nɥi.je\) and envoyé (\ɑ̃.vwa.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 24608, 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\. envoyé is at rank #1,411, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.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 24608, this pair ranks #345,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of ennuyé vs envoyé
Shared letters: enyé. Private to "ennuyé": u. Private to "envoyé": ov.
"ennuyé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "envoyé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "ennuyé" for "envoyé" ever safe?
Frequency check: "ennuyé" vs "envoyé" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuyé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyé" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #345,636 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuyé" and "envoyé" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ennuyé vs ennuyée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #345,636 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.