Which to use
“envahi” is a noun and “envahie” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,867
- “envahi” frequency rank
- #23,198
- “envahie” frequency rank
- 34065
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envahi | envahie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui ou celle qui est victime d’une invasion. | Féminin singulier de envahi. |
Same sound, different letters: envahi vs envahie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. envahi runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against envahie's 7 (VCCVCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: envahi vs envahie
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envahi and envahie carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.va.i\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other anadjective, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “envahi” sits inside “envahie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34065, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envahi is recorded at frequency rank #10,867, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.va.i\. envahie is at rank #23,198, tagged as anadj, pronounced \ɑ̃.va.i\.
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 34065, this pair ranks #286,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envahi vs envahie
Shared letters: aehinv. Private to "envahi": -. Private to "envahie": -.
"envahi" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "envahie" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envahi" and "envahie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "envahi" vs "envahie" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "envahi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envahie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #286,404 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envahi" and "envahie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envahie vs envahis". 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 #286,404 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.