envahivsenvahitConfusable pair

Quick tell: envahi is a noun, envahit is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“envahi” is a noun and “envahit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,867
“envahi” frequency rank
#14,929
“envahit” frequency rank
25796
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature envahi envahit
Definition Celui ou celle qui est victime d’une invasion. Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de envahir.

Same sound, different letters: envahi vs envahit

Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. envahi runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against envahit's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
envahi
7 ch
envahit

Same sound, different spelling - envahi / envahit

Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envahi and envahit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.va.i\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “envahi” sits inside “envahit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25796, 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\. envahit is at rank #14,929, tagged as averb, 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 25796, this pair ranks #338,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of envahi vs envahit

Shared letters: aehinv. Private to "envahi": -. Private to "envahit": t.

"envahi" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV  ·  "envahit" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • envahienavhi · ennvahi · envahhi · envaih · envhai · envvahi · evnahi · nevahi
  • envahitenavhit · ennvahit · envahhit · envahitt · envahti · envaiht · envhait · envvahit

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "envahi" and "envahit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "envahi" is a noun and "envahit" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Frequency check: "envahi" vs "envahit" - which ranks higher?
"envahi" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,867 in our French list, against #14,929 for "envahit". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've separated the homophone pair "envahi" / "envahit". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.

  • Full dictionary entry for "envahi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "envahit" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #338,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "envahi" and "envahit" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envahis vs envahit". 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 #338,799 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