Which to use
“envoies” and “envole” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #17,419
- “envoies” frequency rank
- #15,873
- “envole” frequency rank
- 33292
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoies | envole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Deuxième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoyer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoler. |
Where the eye mixes envoies and envole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. envoies runs 7 letters (VCCVVVC) against envole's 6 (VCCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses envoies with envole
A purely visual mix-up. envoies (\ɑ̃.vwa\) and envole (\ɑ̃.vɔl\) 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 33292, 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\. envole is at rank #15,873, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vɔl\.
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 33292, this pair ranks #291,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envoies vs envole
Shared letters: enov. Private to "envoies": is. Private to "envole": l.
"envoies" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC · "envole" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "envoies" and "envole" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "envoies" vs "envole" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "envoies" and "envole" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envoies" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envole" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #291,621 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoies" and "envole" 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 #291,621 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.