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 spellings diverge
Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set encore and envole apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
encore and envole form a confusable pair in the French index, two distinct headwords that are easily confused because they look alike, sound alike, or both. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions - close enough that the eye skips over the difference, far enough that meaning fully diverges. 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.
Frequency comparison
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "encore" and "envole" be used interchangeably?
Remembering encore vs envole
The fastest way to pick the right one every time.
- Check the role first: if you need an adverb, it's “encore”; for a verb, it's “envole”.
- See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “encore” entry
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