Which to use
“envole” and “envoyer” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #15,873
- “envole” frequency rank
- #1,162
- “envoyer” frequency rank
- 17035
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envole | envoyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoler. | Faire partir quelqu’un ou faire porter quelque chose quelque part. |
Where the eye mixes envole and envoyer
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: envole vs envoyer
A purely visual mix-up. envole (\ɑ̃.vɔl\) and envoyer (\ɑ̃.vwa.je\) 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 17035, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envole is recorded at frequency rank #15,873, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vɔl\. envoyer is at rank #1,162, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.je\.
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 17035, this pair ranks #385,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envole vs envoyer
Shared letters: enov. Private to "envole": l. Private to "envoyer": ry.
"envole" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "envoyer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envole" and "envoyer" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envole" or "envoyer"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "envole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #385,115 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envole" and "envoyer" 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 #385,115 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.