Which to use
“enregistrer” is a verb and “enregistreur” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,863
- “enregistrer” frequency rank
- #28,937
- “enregistreur” frequency rank
- 34800
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enregistrer | enregistreur |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre, écrire quelque chose sur un registre, ou seulement en prendre note. | Qui sert à enregistrer, en parlant d’un appareil. |
Where the eye mixes enregistrer and enregistreur
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 11 letters in sequence. enregistrer runs 11 letters (VCCVCVCCCVC) against enregistreur's 12 (VCCVCVCCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enregistrer and enregistreur
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enregistrer is \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\ while enregistreur is \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁœʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34800, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enregistrer is recorded at frequency rank #5,863, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\. enregistreur is at rank #28,937, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁœʁ\.
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 34800, this pair ranks #281,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enregistrer vs enregistreur
Shared letters: eginrst. Private to "enregistrer": -. Private to "enregistreur": u.
"enregistrer" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC · "enregistreur" · 12 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enregistrer ← energistrer · ennregistrer · enreggistrer · enregisrter · enregisstrer · enregisterr · enregistrerr · enregistrre
- enregistreur ← energistreur · ennregistreur · enreggistreur · enregisrteur · enregisstreur · enregisterur · enregistreru · enregistreurr
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enregistrer" and "enregistreur" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "enregistrer" vs "enregistreur" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enregistrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enregistreur" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #281,288 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enregistrer" and "enregistreur" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enregistreur vs enregistrez". 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 #281,288 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.