envoy
/ˈɛn.vɔɪ/noun
envoy is spelled E-N-V-O-Y: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, envoy means “A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of envoy is envoys.
How many letters and syllables are in envoy?
| Letters | 5: E-N-V-O-Y |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 3.0 times per million words; the 15,368th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 envoy?
Envoy appears 3.0 times per million words in written English, the 15,368th 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 envoy?
- US /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
- US /ˈɑn.vɔɪ/
- UK /ˈɛn.vɔɪ/
Envoy has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-envoy.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with envoy?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as envoy from its last stressed vowel (/ɛnvɔɪ/):
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 envoy
- envoys plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does envoy mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A diplomatic agent of the second rank, next in status after an ambassador.
- 2
A representative.
special envoy to the United Nations
- 3
A diplomat.
- 4
A messenger.
- 5
Alternative spelling of envoi (“short stanza at end of poem”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate envoy?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of envoy: env.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Envoy 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.
Where does envoy come from?
From French envoyé (“envoy, messenger”), from envoyer (“send”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).