Which to use
“envi” and “envois” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #19,828
- “envi” frequency rank
- #13,588
- “envois” frequency rank
- 33416
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envi | envois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Argent qu’on mise, pour surenchérir sur un adversaire lors d’un jeu. | Pluriel de envoi. |
Where the eye mixes envi and envois
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. envi runs 4 letters (VCCV) against envois's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: envi vs envois
A purely visual mix-up. envi (\ɑ̃.vi\) and envois (\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 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33416, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envi is recorded at frequency rank #19,828, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vi\. envois is at rank #13,588, 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 33416, this pair ranks #290,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envi vs envois
Shared letters: einv. Private to "envi": -. Private to "envois": os.
"envi" · 4 letters · shape VCCV · "envois" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envi" and "envois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envi" or "envois"?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "envi" and "envois" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #290,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envi" and "envois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envi vs étai". 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 #290,799 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.