envolver
Spanish, verb/embolˈbeɾ/
envolver is spelled E-N-V-O-L-V-E-R (8 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish, the 26,728th most frequent Spanish word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Envolver is a Spanish verb meaning “to wrap; to shroud” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Cubrir total o parcialmente un objeto o cosa con algo”.
What does envolver mean in English?
verb
- 1
to wrap; to shroud
- 2
to involve
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Cubrir total o parcialmente un objeto o cosa con algo. 2. Acorralar a una persona con argumentos que le dejan sin respuesta. 3. Mezclar a una persona en un asunto haciéndole tomar parte de él. 4. Convencer, confundir o presionar, dejar sin argumentos para defenderse.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of envolver
- envuelvo first-person present singular
- envolví first-person preterite singular
- envuelto participle past
- o-ue alternation
- envolviendo gerund
- envuelta feminine participle past
- envueltos masculine participle past
- envueltas feminine participle past
- envuelves indicative informal present
- envolvés indicative informal present
- envuelve indicative present singular
- envolvemos first-person indicative plural
- envolvéis indicative plural present
- envuelven indicative plural present
- envolvía first-person imperfect indicative
- envolvías imperfect indicative second-person
- envolvíamos first-person imperfect indicative
- envolvíais imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce envolver?
- /embolˈbeɾ/
- [ẽm.bolˈβ̞eɾ]
- [ẽmbolˈβ̞eɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to envolver
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is envolver in Spanish?
envolver appears 1.5 times per million words in written Spanish.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).