Which to use
“envier” and “envoies” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #18,195
- “envier” frequency rank
- #17,419
- “envoies” frequency rank
- 35614
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envier | envoies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Désirer pour soi les avantages d’autrui. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes envier and envoies
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. envier runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against envoies's 7 (VCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: envier vs envoies
A purely visual mix-up. envier (\ɑ̃.vje\) and envoies (\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 35614, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envier is recorded at frequency rank #18,195, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vje\. envoies is at rank #17,419, tagged as averb, 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 35614, this pair ranks #275,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envier vs envoies
Shared letters: einv. Private to "envier": r. Private to "envoies": os.
"envier" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "envoies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envier" and "envoies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "envier" vs "envoies" - 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 "envier" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoies" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #275,434 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envier" and "envoies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envier vs épier". 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 #275,434 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.