envie
/ɑːnˈviː/noun
envie is spelled E-N-V-I-E: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, envie means “A strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of envie is envies.
How many letters and syllables are in envie?
| Letters | 5: E-N-V-I-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 139,999th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is envie?
Envie appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 139,999th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce envie?
- /ɑːnˈviː/
As a verb (“To vie; to emulate; to strive”): /ɪnˈvaɪ/, /ɛnˈvaɪ/.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-envie.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-envie2.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-envie3.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of envie
- envies present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- envying participle, present
- envied participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does envie mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
USA strong desire or craving, especially for (a particular kind of) food.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo vie; to emulate; to strive.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does envie come from?
Borrowed from French envie (“urge, craving”). Doublet of envy.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).