envoi
/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/noun
envoi is spelled E-N-V-O-I: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, envoi means “A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of envoi is envois.
How many letters and syllables are in envoi?
| Letters | 5: E-N-V-O-I |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 33 million words; the 176,009th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 envoi?
Envoi appears about once in every 33 million words in written English, the 176,009th 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 envoi?
- US /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
- US /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/
- UK /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
Envoi has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What rhymes with envoi?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as envoi from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnvɔɪ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ovine.
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 envoi
- envois plural
- envoy
- l'envoi
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does envoi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A short stanza at the end of a poem, used either to address a person or to comment on the preceding body of the poem.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does envoi come from?
Borrowed from French envoi.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).