Which to use
“ennuyée” is an adjective and “envoyée” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #46,145
- “ennuyée” frequency rank
- #6,613
- “envoyée” frequency rank
- 52758
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | ennuyée | envoyée |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de ennuyé. | Celle qui a été envoyée. |
Where the eye mixes ennuyée and envoyée
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. ennuyée and envoyée follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: ennuyée vs envoyée
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: ennuyée is \ɑ̃.nɥi.je\ while envoyée is \ɑ̃.vwa.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52758, 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\. envoyée is at rank #6,613, 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 52758, this pair ranks #145,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of ennuyée vs envoyée
Shared letters: enyé. Private to "ennuyée": u. Private to "envoyée": ov.
"ennuyée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVV · "envoyée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "ennuyée" and "envoyée" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "ennuyée" or "envoyée"?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "ennuyée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyée" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #145,506 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "ennuyée" and "envoyée" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ennuies vs ennuyée". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #145,506 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.