Which to use
“entière” is an adjective and “envier” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #2,574
- “entière” frequency rank
- #18,195
- “envier” frequency rank
- 20769
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entière | envier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de entier. | Désirer pour soi les avantages d’autrui. |
Where the eye mixes entière and envier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. entière runs 7 letters (VCCVVCV) against envier's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses entière with envier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entière is \ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\ while envier is \ɑ̃.vje\. 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 (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20769, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entière is recorded at frequency rank #2,574, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tjɛʁ\. envier is at rank #18,195, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vje\.
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 20769, this pair ranks #366,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of entière vs envier
Shared letters: einr. Private to "entière": tè. Private to "envier": v.
"entière" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCV · "envier" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- envier ← eniver · ennvier · enveir · envierr · envire · envvier · evnier · nevier
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entière" for "envier" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "entière" or "envier" show up more?
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 "entière" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #366,599 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entière" and "envier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envier vs épier". 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 #366,599 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.