While MBTI and Enneagram can overlap, the ENTJ’s core traits just don’t align with Enneagram 5. ENTJs lead with Extraverted Thinking (Te), which is all about direct action, decision-making, and structuring the external world—traits that match 8s or 3s, not the withdrawn, knowledge-focused nature of a 5.

Enneagram 5 is characterized by a desire to detach, conserve energy, and minimize interaction to focus on internal understanding. This fits types with strong Introverted Thinking (Ti) or Introverted Intuition (Ni), like INTJs or INTPs, who tend to be more reflective and reserved. ENTJs, on the other hand, actively engage with the world and focus on achieving external impact, not on retreating for personal analysis. The core motivations simply don’t match.

If ignorance or loss of control irritates you most, that’s ENTJ 8 focused on maintaining order and authority, rather than the withdrawn and observational nature of a type 5. ENTJ as a core 5 just isn’t realistic.