Which to use
“renvoient” is a verb and “renvois” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #18,042
- “renvoient” frequency rank
- #31,687
- “renvois” frequency rank
- 49729
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | renvoient | renvois |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de renvoyer. | Pluriel de renvoi. |
Same sound, different letters: renvoient vs renvois
Muted letters are shared; highlighted letters are the only spelling cue when pronunciation matches. Shared run: 6 letters. renvoient runs 9 letters (CVCCVVVCC) against renvois's 7 (CVCCVVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Ear matches; page differs - renvoient and renvois
Say them out loud and nothing separates them: renvoient and renvois carry the same recorded pronunciation, \ʁɑ̃.vwa\. Grammar is what tells them apart: one is averb, the other anoun, so most sentences will only accept one of them. They differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49729, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
renvoient is recorded at frequency rank #18,042, classified as averb, pronounced \ʁɑ̃.vwa\. renvois is at rank #31,687, tagged as anoun, 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 49729, this pair ranks #168,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of renvoient vs renvois
Shared letters: einorv. Private to "renvoient": t. Private to "renvois": s.
"renvoient" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVVCC · "renvois" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "renvoient" and "renvois" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary French text, does "renvoient" or "renvois" show up more?
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 "renvoient" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "renvois" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #168,282 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "renvoient" and "renvois" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "renvois 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 #168,282 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.