Which to use
“envahie” is an adjective and “envahir” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,198
- “envahie” frequency rank
- #11,762
- “envahir” frequency rank
- 34960
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envahie | envahir |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de envahi. | Occuper par force, avec violence, en parlant des humains. |
Where the eye mixes envahie and envahir
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. envahie (VCCVCVV) and envahir (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: envahie vs envahir
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envahie is \ɑ̃.va.i\ while envahir is \ɑ̃.va.iʁ\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “envahie” becomes r in “envahir”, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 34960, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envahie is recorded at frequency rank #23,198, classified as anadj, 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 34960, this pair ranks #280,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envahie vs envahir
Shared letters: aehinv. Private to "envahie": -. Private to "envahir": r.
"envahie" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "envahir" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envahie" for "envahir" ever safe?
In ordinary French text, does "envahie" or "envahir" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "envahie" 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 #280,160 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envahie" and "envahir" 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 #280,160 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.