Which to use
“envoyé” is a noun and “envoyer” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,411
- “envoyé” frequency rank
- #1,162
- “envoyer” frequency rank
- 2573
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envoyé | envoyer |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Personne qui est envoyée quelque part par quelqu’un. | Faire partir quelqu’un ou faire porter quelque chose quelque part. |
Same sound, different letters: envoyé vs envoyer
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 5 letters.
Ear matches; page differs - envoyé and envoyer
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: envoyé and envoyer carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ɑ̃.vwa.je\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is anoun, the other averb, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2573, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envoyé is recorded at frequency rank #1,411, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.je\. envoyer is at rank #1,162, tagged as averb, 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 2573, this pair ranks #435,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envoyé vs envoyer
Shared letters: enovy. Private to "envoyé": é. Private to "envoyer": r.
"envoyé" · 6 letters · shape VCCVVV · "envoyer" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- envoyer ← ennvoyer · enovyer · envoeyr · envoyerr · envoyre · envoyyer · envvoyer · envyoer
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envoyé" for "envoyer" ever safe?
Which is more common, "envoyé" or "envoyer"?
What to do next
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyé" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envoyer" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #435,878 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envoyé" and "envoyer" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "enjoué vs envoyé". 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 #435,878 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.