Which to use
“envolée” is a noun and “envoler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,208
- “envolée” frequency rank
- #14,033
- “envoler” frequency rank
- 38241
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envolée | envoler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de s’envoler. | (Utilisé uniquement dans s’envoler) Voler ailleurs. |
Same sound, different letters: envolée vs envoler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. envolée (VCCVCVV) and envoler (VCCVCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Same sound, different spelling - envolée / envoler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envolée and envoler carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.vɔ.le\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 38241, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envolée is recorded at frequency rank #24,208, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vɔ.le\. envoler is at rank #14,033, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vɔ.le\.
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 38241, this pair ranks #256,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envolée vs envoler
Shared letters: elnov. Private to "envolée": é. Private to "envoler": r.
"envolée" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVV · "envoler" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- envoler ← ennvoler · enovler · envloer · envoelr · envolerr · envoller · envolre · envvoler
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envolée" for "envoler" ever safe?
Frequency check: "envolée" vs "envoler" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've separated the homophone pair "envolée" / "envoler". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "envolée" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoler" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #256,679 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envolée" and "envoler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enrôlés vs envolée". 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 #256,679 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.