Which to use
“envoyaient” and “envoyant” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #35,504
- “envoyaient” frequency rank
- #10,319
- “envoyant” frequency rank
- 45823
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoyaient | envoyant |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de envoyer. | Participe présent de envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes envoyaient and envoyant
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. envoyaient runs 10 letters (VCCVVVVVCC) against envoyant's 8 (VCCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between envoyaient and envoyant
A purely visual mix-up. envoyaient (\ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\) and envoyant (\ɑ̃.vwa.jɑ̃\) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45823, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envoyaient is recorded at frequency rank #35,504, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\. envoyant is at rank #10,319, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.jɑ̃\.
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 45823, this pair ranks #199,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of envoyaient vs envoyant
Shared letters: aenotvy. Private to "envoyaient": i. Private to "envoyant": -.
"envoyaient" · 10 letters · shape VCCVVVVVCC · "envoyant" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- envoyaient ← ennvoyaient · enovyaient · envoayient · envoyaeint · envoyaiennt · envoyaientt · envoyaietn · envoyainet
- envoyant ← ennvoyant · enovyant · envoaynt · envoyannt · envoyantt · envoyatn · envoynat · envoyyant
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "envoyaient" and "envoyant" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "envoyaient" or "envoyant"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "envoyaient" and "envoyant" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyaient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyant" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #199,761 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoyaient" and "envoyant" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "envoyaient 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 #199,761 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.