Which to use
“entiers” is an adjective and “envier” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,704
- “entiers” frequency rank
- #18,195
- “envier” frequency rank
- 26899
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | entiers | envier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de entier. | Désirer pour soi les avantages d’autrui. |
Where the eye mixes entiers and envier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. entiers runs 7 letters (VCCVVCC) against envier's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: entiers vs envier
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: entiers is \ɑ̃.tje\ 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 26899, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
entiers is recorded at frequency rank #8,704, classified as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.tje\. 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 26899, this pair ranks #332,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of entiers vs envier
Shared letters: einr. Private to "entiers": st. Private to "envier": v.
"entiers" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVCC · "envier" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "entiers" for "envier" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "entiers" or "envier" show up more?
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 "entiers" 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 #332,163 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "entiers" 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 #332,163 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.