# envoy

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/ · frequency rank #15,399

## Definitions
1. A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
2. A representative.
3. A diplomat.
4. A messenger.
5. Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).

## Etymology
From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).

## Easily confused with
- **evo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/envoy-vs-evo)
- **envy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/envoy-vs-envy)
- **Enzo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/envoy-vs-enzo)
- **Enos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enos-vs-envoy)
- **enjoy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enjoy-vs-envoy)
- **enemy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enemy-vs-envoy)
- **entry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/entry-vs-envoy)
- **Enron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enron-vs-envoy)
- **enjoys** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enjoys-vs-envoy)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ennvoy`, `enovy`, `envoyy`, `envvoy`, `envyo`, `evnoy`, `nevoy`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/envoy