Which to use
“encore” is an adverb and “envole” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #85
- “encore” frequency rank
- #15,873
- “envole” frequency rank
- 15958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | encore | envole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Qui sert à marquer que l’action ou l’état dont il s’agit se continue, se continuera ou s’est continué jusqu’au temps indiqué par le verbe ou par les autres circonstances du discours. Pour la négation, voir pas encore. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoler. |
Where the eye mixes encore and envole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses encore with envole
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: encore is \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\ while envole is \ɑ̃.vɔl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (adverb vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
encore is recorded at frequency rank #85, classified as anadv, pronounced \ɑ̃.kɔʁ\. envole is at rank #15,873, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vɔl\.
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 15958, this pair ranks #390,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of encore vs envole
Shared letters: eno. Private to "encore": cr. Private to "envole": lv.
"encore" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "envole" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "encore" and "envole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "encore" vs "envole" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "encore" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #390,060 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "encore" and "envole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrôlés vs envole". 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 #390,060 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.