Which to use
“envois” is a noun and “envole” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #13,588
- “envois” frequency rank
- #15,873
- “envole” frequency rank
- 29461
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envois | envole |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de envoi. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoler. |
Where the eye mixes envois and envole
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. envois (VCCVVC) and envole (VCCVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Visual trap between envois and envole
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envois is \ɑ̃.vwa\ while envole is \ɑ̃.vɔl\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29461, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envois is recorded at frequency rank #13,588, classified as anoun, 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 29461, this pair ranks #316,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envois vs envole
Shared letters: enov. Private to "envois": is. Private to "envole": l.
"envois" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVC · "envole" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envois" and "envole" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "envois" vs "envole" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "envois" 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 #316,525 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envois" and "envole" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrôlés vs envole". 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 #316,525 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.