Which to use
“envie” is a noun and “envio” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #4,900
- “envie” frequency rank
- #6,538
- “envio” frequency rank
- 11438
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | envie | envio |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | inveja | primeira pessoa do singular do presente indicativo do verbo enviar |
Where the eye mixes envie and envio
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: envie vs envio
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: envie is \ɑ̃.vi\ while envio is /ẽ.ˈvi.u/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - e in “envie” becomes o in “envio”, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
envie is recorded at frequency rank #4,900, classified as anoun, pronounced \ɑ̃.vi\. envio is at rank #6,538, tagged as averb, pronounced /ẽ.ˈvi.u/.
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 11438, this pair ranks #61,394 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of envie vs envio
Shared letters: einv. Private to "envie": -. Private to "envio": o.
"envie" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV · "envio" · 5 letters · shape VCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "envie" for "envio" ever safe?
Which is more common, "envie" or "envio"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "envie" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "envio" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #61,394 of 75,631 scored Portuguese confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "envie" and "envio" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "elio vs envio". 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 #61,394 of 75,631 scored Portuguese pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.