Which to use
“envahi” and “envoi” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,867
- “envahi” frequency rank
- #3,252
- “envoi” frequency rank
- 14119
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envahi | envoi |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Celui ou celle qui est victime d’une invasion. | Action d’envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes envahi and envoi
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. envahi runs 6 letters (VCCVCV) against envoi's 5 (VCCVV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses envahi with envoi
A purely visual mix-up. envahi (\ɑ̃.va.i\) and envoi (\ɑ̃.vwa\) 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 14119, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envahi is recorded at frequency rank #10,867, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.va.i\. envoi is at rank #3,252, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa\.
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 14119, this pair ranks #398,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envahi vs envoi
Shared letters: einv. Private to "envahi": ah. Private to "envoi": o.
"envahi" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "envoi" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envahi" and "envoi" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary French text, does "envahi" or "envoi" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "envahi" and "envoi" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envahi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoi" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #398,104 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envahi" and "envoi" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Éloi vs envoi". 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 #398,104 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.