Which to use
“envahi” is a noun and “envahir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,867
- “envahi” frequency rank
- #11,762
- “envahir” frequency rank
- 22629
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envahi | envahir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui ou celle qui est victime d’une invasion. | Occuper par force, avec violence, en parlant des humains. |
Where the eye mixes envahi and envahir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. envahi runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against envahir's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses envahi with envahir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envahi is \ɑ̃.va.i\ while envahir is \ɑ̃.va.iʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “envahi” sits inside “envahir”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22629, 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\. envahir is at rank #11,762, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.va.iʁ\.
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 22629, this pair ranks #356,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envahi vs envahir
Shared letters: aehinv. Private to "envahi": -. Private to "envahir": r.
"envahi" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "envahir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "envahi" and "envahir" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "envahi" or "envahir" show up more?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "envahi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envahir" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #356,950 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envahi" and "envahir" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envahir 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 #356,950 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.