Which to use
“enrôler” and “envole” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #31,479
- “enrôler” frequency rank
- #15,873
- “envole” frequency rank
- 47352
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | enrôler | envole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Inscrire sur les rôles de l’armée de terre ou de mer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoler. |
Where the eye mixes enrôler and envole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. enrôler runs 7 letters (VCCVCVC) against envole's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between enrôler and envole
A purely visual mix-up. enrôler (\ɑ̃.ʁɔ.le\) and envole (\ɑ̃.vɔl\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47352, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
enrôler is recorded at frequency rank #31,479, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.ʁɔ.le\. 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 47352, this pair ranks #187,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of enrôler vs envole
Shared letters: eln. Private to "enrôler": rô. Private to "envole": ov.
"enrôler" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC · "envole" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- envole ← ennvole · enovle · envloe · envoel · envolle · envvole · evnole · nevole
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "enrôler" for "envole" ever safe?
Frequency check: "enrôler" vs "envole" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "enrôler" 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 #187,655 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "enrôler" and "envole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrôler vs enrôlés". 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 #187,655 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.