énumèrevsénuméréesWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“énumère” and “énumérées” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#25,179
“énumère” frequency rank
#48,877
“énumérées” frequency rank
74056
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature énumère énumérées
Definition Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de énumérer. Participe passé féminin pluriel de énumérer.

Where the eye mixes énumère and énumérées

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. énumère runs 7 letters (VCVCVCV) against énumérées's 9 (VCVCVCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

7 ch
énumère
9 ch
énumérées

Why the eye confuses énumère with énumérées

A purely visual mix-up. énumère (\e.ny.mɛʁ\) and énumérées (\e.ny.me.ʁe\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74056, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

énumère is recorded at frequency rank #25,179, classified as averb, pronounced \e.ny.mɛʁ\. énumérées is at rank #48,877, tagged as averb, pronounced \e.ny.me.ʁe\.

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 74056, this pair ranks #38,408 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of énumère vs énumérées

Shared letters: emnrué. Private to "énumère": è. Private to "énumérées": s.

"énumère" · 7 letters · shape VCVCVCV  ·  "énumérées" · 9 letters · shape VCVCVCVVC

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "énumère" for "énumérées" ever safe?
No. They are said differently (\e.ny.mɛʁ\ versus \e.ny.me.ʁe\) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
In ordinary French text, does "énumère" or "énumérées" show up more?
"énumère" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #25,179 in our French list, against #48,877 for "énumérées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

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 "énumère" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "énumérées" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #38,408 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "énumère" and "énumérées" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "énumérées vs énumérer". Nearby pair

Confusion rank #38,408 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