Which to use
“envahi” is a noun and “envahis” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,867
- “envahi” frequency rank
- #28,157
- “envahis” frequency rank
- 39024
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envahi | envahis |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui ou celle qui est victime d’une invasion. | Masculin pluriel de envahi. |
Same sound, different letters: envahi vs envahis
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. envahi runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against envahis's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - envahi and envahis
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envahi and envahis 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 “envahis”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 39024, 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\. envahis is at rank #28,157, 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 39024, this pair ranks #251,054 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envahi vs envahis
Shared letters: aehinv. Private to "envahi": -. Private to "envahis": s.
"envahi" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "envahis" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envahi" and "envahis" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envahi" or "envahis"?
What to do next
"envahi" and "envahis" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "envahi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envahis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #251,054 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envahi" and "envahis" 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 #251,054 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.