Which to use
“envoie” and “envoya” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,736
- “envoie” frequency rank
- #16,610
- “envoya” frequency rank
- 18346
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoie | envoya |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoyer. | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes envoie and envoya
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. envoie and envoya follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (VCCVVV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Why the eye confuses envoie with envoya
A purely visual mix-up. envoie (\ɑ̃.vwa\) and envoya (\ɑ̃.vwa.ja\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18346, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envoie is recorded at frequency rank #1,736, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa\. envoya is at rank #16,610, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.ja\.
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 18346, this pair ranks #378,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envoie vs envoya
Shared letters: enov. Private to "envoie": i. Private to "envoya": ay.
"envoie" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "envoya" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "envoie" and "envoya" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "envoie" or "envoya"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "envoie" and "envoya" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envoie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoya" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #378,799 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoie" and "envoya" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enora vs envoya". 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 #378,799 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.