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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envahi" and "envahit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "envahi" vs "envahit" - which ranks higher?
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.