Which to use
“enrichi” is an adjective and “enrichir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,783
- “enrichi” frequency rank
- #8,541
- “enrichir” frequency rank
- 22324
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enrichi | enrichir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Devenu riche. | Rendre riche. |
Where the eye mixes enrichi and enrichir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enrichi runs 7 letters (VCCVCCV) against enrichir's 8 (VCCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: enrichi vs enrichir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enrichi is \ɑ̃.ʁi.ʃi\ while enrichir is \ɑ̃.ʁi.ʃiʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “enrichi” sits inside “enrichir”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22324, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enrichi is recorded at frequency rank #13,783, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁi.ʃi\. enrichir is at rank #8,541, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁi.ʃiʁ\.
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 22324, this pair ranks #358,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of enrichi vs enrichir
Shared letters: cehinr. Private to "enrichi": -. Private to "enrichir": -.
"enrichi" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCCV · "enrichir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "enrichi" and "enrichir" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "enrichi" or "enrichir"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "enrichi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "enrichir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #358,606 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enrichi" and "enrichir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrichi vs enrichies". 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 #358,606 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.