Which to use
“envoya” and “envoyais” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #16,610
- “envoya” frequency rank
- #43,417
- “envoyais” frequency rank
- 60027
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoya | envoyais |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de envoyer. | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes envoya and envoyais
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. envoya runs 6 letters (VCCVVV) against envoyais's 8 (VCCVVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses envoya with envoyais
A purely visual mix-up. envoya (\ɑ̃.vwa.ja\) and envoyais (\ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “envoya” sits inside “envoyais”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 60027, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envoya is recorded at frequency rank #16,610, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.ja\. envoyais is at rank #43,417, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\.
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 60027, this pair ranks #99,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of envoya vs envoyais
Shared letters: aenovy. Private to "envoya": -. Private to "envoyais": is.
"envoya" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "envoyais" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envoya" for "envoyais" ever safe?
Which is more common, "envoya" or "envoyais"?
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 "envoya" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyais" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #99,861 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoya" and "envoyais" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "ennuyais vs envoyais". 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 #99,861 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.