Which to use
“envoya” is a verb and “envoyez” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #16,610
- “envoya” frequency rank
- #6,293
- “envoyez” frequency rank
- 22903
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoya | envoyez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du singulier du passé simple de envoyer. | 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 envoya and envoyez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. envoya runs 6 letters (VCCVVV) against envoyez's 7 (VCCVVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between envoya and envoyez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envoya is \ɑ̃.vwa.ja\ 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 22903, 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\. 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 22903, this pair ranks #355,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envoya vs envoyez
Shared letters: enovy. Private to "envoya": a. Private to "envoyez": z.
"envoya" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "envoyez" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envoya" for "envoyez" ever safe?
Which is more common, "envoya" or "envoyez"?
What to do next
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 "envoyez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #355,469 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoya" and "envoyez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Enora vs envoya". 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 #355,469 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.