Which to use
“envahie” is an adjective and “envahit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,198
- “envahie” frequency rank
- #14,929
- “envahit” frequency rank
- 38127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envahie | envahit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Féminin singulier de envahi. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de envahir. |
Same sound, different letters: envahie vs envahit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. envahie (VCCVCVV) and envahit (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - envahie / envahit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envahie and envahit carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.va.i\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anadjective, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by a single letter - e in “envahie” becomes t in “envahit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38127, 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\. 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 38127, this pair ranks #257,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envahie vs envahit
Shared letters: aehinv. Private to "envahie": -. Private to "envahit": t.
"envahie" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "envahit" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "envahie" and "envahit" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "envahie" vs "envahit" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "envahie" 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 #257,462 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envahie" and "envahit" 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 #257,462 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.