Which to use
“envoies” is a verb and “envois” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #17,419
- “envoies” frequency rank
- #13,588
- “envois” frequency rank
- 31007
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoies | envois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoyer. | Pluriel de envoi. |
Same sound, different letters: envoies vs envois
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. envoies runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against envois's 6 (VCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Same sound, different spelling - envoies / envois
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envoies and envois carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.vwa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 31007, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envoies is recorded at frequency rank #17,419, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa\. envois is at rank #13,588, tagged as anoun, 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 31007, this pair ranks #306,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envoies vs envois
Shared letters: einosv. Private to "envoies": -. Private to "envois": -.
"envoies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "envois" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envoies" and "envois" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envoies" or "envois"?
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 "envoies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #306,603 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoies" and "envois" 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 #306,603 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.