envoyéesvsenvoyésWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“envoyées” and “envoyés” are a confusable French pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#11,763
“envoyées” frequency rank
#5,656
“envoyés” frequency rank
17419
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature envoyées envoyés
Definition Pluriel de envoyée. Pluriel de envoyé.

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set envoyées and envoyés apart are highlighted. They share 7 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

8 ch
envoyées
7 ch
envoyés

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

This is the hard kind. envoyées and envoyés are pronounced identically (\ɑ̃.vwa.je\) and both work as anoun. Neither the ear nor the grammar will rescue you; only the meaning does, so the glosses below are the whole decision. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 17419, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

envoyées is recorded at frequency rank #11,763, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vwa.je\. envoyés is at rank #5,656, tagged as anoun, 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 17419, this pair ranks #383,259 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of envoyées vs envoyés

Shared letters: enosvyé. Private to "envoyées": -. Private to "envoyés": -.

"envoyées" · 8 letters · shape VCCVVVVC  ·  "envoyés" · 7 letters · shape VCCVVVC

Frequency comparison

envoyées#11,763
envoyés#5,656

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "envoyées" and "envoyés" be used interchangeably?
No. They are pronounced the same (\ɑ̃.vwa.je\), which is exactly why they get swapped in writing, but the dictionary meanings above are different, and pronunciation is no guide here.
Which is more common, "envoyées" or "envoyés"?
"envoyés" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,656 in our French list, against #11,763 for "envoyées". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering envoyées vs envoyés

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Read both glosses above and match the meaning you intend, only context separates this pair.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “envoyées” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list