Which to use
“renvoi” is a noun and “renvoient” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #10,571
- “renvoi” frequency rank
- #18,042
- “renvoient” frequency rank
- 28613
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renvoi | renvoient |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Action de renvoyer. | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de renvoyer. |
Same sound, different letters: renvoi vs renvoient
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. renvoi runs 6 letters (CVCCVV) against renvoient's 9 (CVCCVVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Homophone desk: renvoi vs renvoient
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: renvoi and renvoient 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 3 extra letter(s) - “renvoi” sits inside “renvoient”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28613, 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\. renvoient is at rank #18,042, 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 28613, this pair ranks #321,712 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renvoi vs renvoient
Shared letters: einorv. Private to "renvoi": -. Private to "renvoient": t.
"renvoi" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "renvoient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "renvoi" and "renvoient" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "renvoi" or "renvoient"?
After this comparison
You've separated the homophone pair "renvoi" / "renvoient". Follow the links when you need the full entry or a neighbour that trips the same ear.
- Full dictionary entry for "renvoi" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renvoient" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #321,712 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renvoi" and "renvoient" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renvoient vs rêvaient". 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 #321,712 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.