Which to use
“ennuyée” is an adjective and “ennuyer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,145
- “ennuyée” frequency rank
- #13,374
- “ennuyer” frequency rank
- 59519
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuyée | ennuyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de ennuyé. | Causer de l’ennui, fatiguer l’esprit par quelque chose d’insignifiant, de monotone, de déplaisant, ou de trop long. |
Same sound, different letters: ennuyée vs ennuyer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Same sound, different spelling - ennuyée / ennuyer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: ennuyée and ennuyer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.nɥi.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 59519, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
ennuyée is recorded at frequency rank #46,145, classified as anadj, 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 59519, this pair ranks #102,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of ennuyée vs ennuyer
Shared letters: enuy. Private to "ennuyée": é. Private to "ennuyer": r.
"ennuyée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVV · "ennuyer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- ennuyer ← ennueyr · ennuyerr · ennuyre · ennuyyer · ennyuer · enunyer · enuyer · nenuyer
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ennuyée" and "ennuyer" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "ennuyée" vs "ennuyer" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
You've separated the homophone pair "ennuyée" / "ennuyer". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuyée" 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 #102,704 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuyée" and "ennuyer" 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 #102,704 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.