Which to use
“envole” is a verb and “envoyez” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,873
- “envole” frequency rank
- #6,293
- “envoyez” frequency rank
- 22166
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envole | envoyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de envoler. | Ordre donné au cours de la cérémonie des couleurs à un ou plusieurs servants de hisser le drapeau national avec la drisse jusqu’en haut du mât des couleurs. |
Where the eye mixes envole and envoyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses envole with envoyez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envole is \ɑ̃.vɔl\ while envoyez is \ɑ̃.vwa.je\. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 22166, 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\. envoyez is at rank #6,293, tagged as anintj, 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 22166, this pair ranks #359,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envole vs envoyez
Shared letters: enov. Private to "envole": l. Private to "envoyez": yz.
"envole" · 6 letters · shape VCCVCV · "envoyez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envole" and "envoyez" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envole" or "envoyez"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "envole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #359,515 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envole" and "envoyez" 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 #359,515 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.