environ
en·vir·on/ɪnˈvaɪ(ə)ɹən/obsolete
environ is spelled E-N-V-I-R-O-N: 7 letters and 3 syllables (en·vir·on). It appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adverb, environ means “In the neighbourhood; around” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in environ?
| Letters | 7: E-N-V-I-R-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: en·vir·on |
| In writing | about once in every 7 million words; the 77,666th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is environ?
Environ appears about once in every 7 million words in written English, the 77,666th 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 environ?
- UK /ɪnˈvaɪɹən/
- UK /ɛn-/
- US /ɪnˈvaɪ(ə)ɹən/
Environ has 3 syllables, split en·vir·on in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-environ.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with environ?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as environ from its last stressed vowel (/aɪɹən/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of environ
- environs present, singular, he/she/it
- environing participle, present
- environed participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does environ mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adverb
- 1
obsoleteIn the neighbourhood; around.
- 2
obsoleteAlmost, nearly.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo encircle or surround (someone or something).
- 2
obsoleteTo encircle or surround (someone or something) so as to attack from all sides; to beset.
- 3
obsoleteTo encircle or surround (a heraldic element such as a charge or escutcheon (shield)).
- 4
obsoleteTo cover, enclose, or envelop (someone or something).
- 5
obsoleteFollowed by from: to hide or shield (someone or something).
- 6
obsoleteOf a person: to be positioned or stationed around (someone or something) to attend to or protect them.
- 7
obsoleteOf a situation or state of affairs, especially danger or trouble: to happen to and affect (someone or something).
- 8
obsoleteTo amount to or encompass (a space).
noun
- 1
obsoleteA surrounding area or place (especially of an urban settlement); an environment.
Naples and its environs
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Environ in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.