Which to use
“envolent” and “envoler” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #28,158
- “envolent” frequency rank
- #14,033
- “envoler” frequency rank
- 42191
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envolent | envoler |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de envoler. | (Utilisé uniquement dans s’envoler) Voler ailleurs. |
Where the eye mixes envolent and envoler
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. envolent runs 8 letters (VCCVCVCC) against envoler's 7 (VCCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: envolent vs envoler
A purely visual mix-up. envolent (\ɑ̃.vɔl\) and envoler (\ɑ̃.vɔ.le\) 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 42191, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envolent is recorded at frequency rank #28,158, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vɔl\. 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 42191, this pair ranks #227,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envolent vs envoler
Shared letters: elnov. Private to "envolent": t. Private to "envoler": r.
"envolent" · 8 letters · shape VCCVCVCC · "envoler" · 7 letters · shape VCCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envolent" for "envoler" ever safe?
Frequency check: "envolent" vs "envoler" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "envolent" and "envoler" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envolent" 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 #227,509 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envolent" and "envoler" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envient vs envolent". 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 #227,509 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.