Which to use
“envies” and “envoyés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,652
- “envies” frequency rank
- #5,656
- “envoyés” frequency rank
- 15308
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envies | envoyés |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de envie. | Pluriel de envoyé. |
Where the eye mixes envies and envoyés
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. envies runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against envoyés's 7 (VCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: envies vs envoyés
A purely visual mix-up. envies (\ɑ̃.vi\) and envoyés (\ɑ̃.vwa.je\) 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 15308, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envies is recorded at frequency rank #9,652, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vi\. envoyés is at rank #5,656, tagged as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.je\.
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 15308, this pair ranks #392,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envies vs envoyés
Shared letters: ensv. Private to "envies": i. Private to "envoyés": oyé.
"envies" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "envoyés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- envies ← enives · ennvies · enveis · enviess · envise · envvies · evnies · nevies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envies" and "envoyés" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "envies" vs "envoyés" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "envies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyés" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #392,919 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envies" and "envoyés" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envient vs envies". 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 #392,919 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.