Which to use
“envies” and “évier” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,652
- “envies” frequency rank
- #20,029
- “évier” frequency rank
- 29681
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envies | évier |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de envie. | Table en céramique, en métal ou en pierre, comportant un bassin creusé dans lequel on lave la vaisselle, et qui a un trou pour l’écoulement des eaux. |
Where the eye mixes envies and évier
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. envies runs 6 letters (VCCVVC) against évier's 5 (VCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: envies vs évier
A purely visual mix-up. envies (\ɑ̃.vi\) and évier (\e.vje\) 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 29681, 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\. évier is at rank #20,029, tagged as anoun, pronounced \e.vje\.
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 29681, this pair ranks #315,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envies vs évier
Shared letters: eiv. Private to "envies": ns. Private to "évier": ré.
"envies" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "évier" · 5 letters · shape VCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- envies ← enives · ennvies · enveis · enviess · envise · envvies · evnies · nevies
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envies" and "évier" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envies" or "évier"?
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 "évier" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #315,146 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envies" and "évier" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "épier vs évier". 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 #315,146 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.