Which to use
“renvoi” is a noun and “renvoie” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,571
- “renvoi” frequency rank
- #6,228
- “renvoie” frequency rank
- 16799
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renvoi | renvoie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de renvoyer. | Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de renvoyer. |
Same sound, different letters: renvoi vs renvoie
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters.
Homophone desk: renvoi vs renvoie
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: renvoi and renvoie carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.vwa\. 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 extra letter(s) - “renvoi” sits inside “renvoie”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16799, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renvoi is recorded at frequency rank #10,571, classified as anoun, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.vwa\. renvoie is at rank #6,228, tagged as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.vwa\.
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 16799, this pair ranks #386,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of renvoi vs renvoie
Shared letters: einorv. Private to "renvoi": -. Private to "renvoie": -.
"renvoi" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "renvoie" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "renvoi" and "renvoie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "renvoi" vs "renvoie" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Sound matches; spelling doesn't. Use the exits below to lock the right form or check a cousin pair.
- Full dictionary entry for "renvoi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renvoie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #386,198 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renvoi" and "renvoie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renvoi vs revoie". 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 #386,198 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.