Which to use
“émoi” and “envi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,825
- “émoi” frequency rank
- #19,828
- “envi” frequency rank
- 44653
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | émoi | envi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forte inquiétude. | Argent qu’on mise, pour surenchérir sur un adversaire lors d’un jeu. |
Where the eye mixes émoi and envi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence. émoi (VCVV) and envi (VCCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Look-alike desk: émoi vs envi
A purely visual mix-up. émoi (\e.mwa\) and envi (\ɑ̃.vi\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44653, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
émoi is recorded at frequency rank #24,825, classified as anoun, pronounced \e.mwa\. envi is at rank #19,828, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vi\.
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 44653, this pair ranks #208,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of émoi vs envi
Shared letters: i. Private to "émoi": moé. Private to "envi": env.
"émoi" · 4 letters · shape VCVV · "envi" · 4 letters · shape VCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- envi ← eniv · ennvi · envvi · evni · nevi
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "émoi" and "envi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "émoi" or "envi" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "émoi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #208,820 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "émoi" and "envi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "émit vs émoi". 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 #208,820 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.