enrichirvsenrichisConfusable pair

Quick tell: enrichir is a verb, enrichis is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“enrichir” is a verb and “enrichis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,541
“enrichir” frequency rank
#29,346
“enrichis” frequency rank
37887
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature enrichir enrichis
Definition Rendre riche. Masculin pluriel de enrichi.

Where the eye mixes enrichir and enrichis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 7 letters in sequence. enrichir and enrichis follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.

8 ch
enrichir
8 ch
enrichis

Look-alike desk: enrichir vs enrichis

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: enrichir is \ɑ̃.ʁi.ʃiʁ\ while enrichis is \ɑ̃.ʁi.ʃi\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “enrichir” becomes s in “enrichis”, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37887, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

enrichir is recorded at frequency rank #8,541, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁi.ʃiʁ\. enrichis is at rank #29,346, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁi.ʃi\.

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 37887, this pair ranks #259,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of enrichir vs enrichis

Shared letters: cehinr. Private to "enrichir": -. Private to "enrichis": s.

"enrichir" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC  ·  "enrichis" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • enrichir ← enirchir · ennrichir · enrcihir · enricchir · enrichhir · enrichirr · enrichri · enricihr
  • enrichis ← enirchis · ennrichis · enrcihis · enricchis · enrichhis · enrichiss · enrichsi · enricihs

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "enrichir" and "enrichis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "enrichir" is a verb and "enrichis" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "enrichir" or "enrichis"?
"enrichir" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,541 in our French list, against #29,346 for "enrichis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "enrichir" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "enrichis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #259,269 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "enrichir" and "enrichis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrichies vs enrichis". 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 #259,269 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list