Which to use
“envahis” is an adjective and “envahit” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #28,157
- “envahis” frequency rank
- #14,929
- “envahit” frequency rank
- 43086
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envahis | envahit |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Masculin pluriel de envahi. | Troisième personne du singulier de l’indicatif présent de envahir. |
Same sound, different letters: envahis vs envahit
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. envahis and envahit follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Same sound, different spelling - envahis / envahit
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envahis 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 - s in “envahis” becomes t in “envahit”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43086, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envahis is recorded at frequency rank #28,157, 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 43086, this pair ranks #220,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envahis vs envahit
Shared letters: aehinv. Private to "envahis": s. Private to "envahit": t.
"envahis" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "envahit" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envahis" and "envahit" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envahis" or "envahit"?
After this comparison
"envahis" and "envahit" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "envahis" 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 #220,730 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envahis" 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 #220,730 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.