Which to use
“enregistrer” and “enregistrez” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,863
- “enregistrer” frequency rank
- #46,146
- “enregistrez” frequency rank
- 52009
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enregistrer | enregistrez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Mettre, écrire quelque chose sur un registre, ou seulement en prendre note. | Deuxième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de enregistrer. |
Same sound, different letters: enregistrer vs enregistrez
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 10 letters. enregistrer and enregistrez follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVCCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Ear matches; page differs - enregistrer and enregistrez
This is the hard kind. enregistrer and enregistrez are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\) and both work as averb. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by a single letter - r in “enregistrer” becomes z in “enregistrez”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52009, 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\. enregistrez is at rank #46,146, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁə.ʒis.tʁe\.
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 52009, this pair ranks #150,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enregistrer vs enregistrez
Shared letters: eginrst. Private to "enregistrer": -. Private to "enregistrez": z.
"enregistrer" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC · "enregistrez" · 11 letters · shape VCCVCVCCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- enregistrer ← energistrer · ennregistrer · enreggistrer · enregisrter · enregisstrer · enregisterr · enregistrerr · enregistrre
- enregistrez ← energistrez · ennregistrez · enreggistrez · enregisrtez · enregisstrez · enregisterz · enregistrezz · enregistrrez
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enregistrer" for "enregistrez" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enregistrer" vs "enregistrez" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "enregistrer" / "enregistrez". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "enregistrer" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enregistrez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #150,823 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enregistrer" and "enregistrez" 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 #150,823 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.