Which to use
“envoi” is a noun and “envoies” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,252
- “envoi” frequency rank
- #17,419
- “envoies” frequency rank
- 20671
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoi | envoies |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action d’envoyer. | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoyer. |
Same sound, different letters: envoi vs envoies
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters. envoi runs 5 letters (VCCVV) against envoies's 7 (VCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - envoi / envoies
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envoi and envoies carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.vwa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “envoi” sits inside “envoies”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 20671, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envoi is recorded at frequency rank #3,252, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa\. 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 20671, this pair ranks #367,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envoi vs envoies
Shared letters: einov. Private to "envoi": -. Private to "envoies": s.
"envoi" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "envoies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envoi" and "envoies" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envoi" or "envoies"?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "envoi" 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 #367,098 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoi" and "envoies" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrôlés vs envoies". 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 #367,098 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.