Which to use
“envolées” is a noun and “envoler” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,375
- “envolées” frequency rank
- #14,033
- “envoler” frequency rank
- 50408
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envolées | envoler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pluriel de envolée. | (Utilisé uniquement dans s’envoler) Voler ailleurs. |
Same sound, different letters: envolées vs envoler
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. envolées runs 8 letters (VCCVCVVC) against envoler's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: envolées vs envoler
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envolées 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 50408, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envolées is recorded at frequency rank #36,375, 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 50408, this pair ranks #162,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envolées vs envoler
Shared letters: elnov. Private to "envolées": sé. Private to "envoler": r.
"envolées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVVC · "envoler" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- envoler ← ennvoler · enovler · envloer · envoelr · envolerr · envoller · envolre · envvoler
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envolées" and "envoler" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envolées" or "envoler"?
Useful next steps
"envolées" and "envoler" share a sound, keep the gloss open, then jump to the headword or a nearby trap.
- Full dictionary entry for "envolées" 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 #162,911 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envolées" and "envoler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envolées vs évoluées". 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 #162,911 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.