Which to use
“envoyais” and “envoyons” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #43,417
- “envoyais” frequency rank
- #32,807
- “envoyons” frequency rank
- 76224
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoyais | envoyons |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Première personne du singulier de l’imparfait de l’indicatif de envoyer. | Première personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de envoyer. |
Where the eye mixes envoyais and envoyons
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. envoyais (VCCVVVVC) and envoyons (VCCVVVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Why the eye confuses envoyais with envoyons
A purely visual mix-up. envoyais (\ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\) and envoyons (\ɑ̃.vwa.jɔ̃\) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 76224, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envoyais is recorded at frequency rank #43,417, classified as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.jɛ\. envoyons is at rank #32,807, tagged as averb, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.jɔ̃\.
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 76224, this pair ranks #31,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of envoyais vs envoyons
Shared letters: enosvy. Private to "envoyais": ai. Private to "envoyons": -.
"envoyais" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVVC · "envoyons" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "envoyais" and "envoyons" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "envoyais" or "envoyons"?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyons" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #31,733 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoyais" and "envoyons" 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 #31,733 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.