envolvía

[ẽmbolˈβ̞ia]

/[ẽmbolˈβ̞ia]/ verb

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The verdict

“envolvía” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #62,293 among 101,141 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#62,293
frequency rank, Spanish
101,141
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de envolver o de envolverse.

Key facts for envolvía
PropertyValue
Headwordenvolvía
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ẽmbolˈβ̞ia]
Letters8
Frequency rank#62,293
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “envolvía” sits in Spanish frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). envolvía lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

envolvía is uncommon Spanish at frequency #62,293 among 101,141 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ẽmbolˈβ̞ia]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for envolvía in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is envolvía, spelled E-N-V-O-L-V-Í-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de envolver o de envolverse.
  2. 2
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de envolver o de envolverse.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "envolvía"?
"envolvía" is spelled E-N-V-O-L-V-Í-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ẽmbolˈβ̞ia].
What does "envolvía" mean?
As a verb, "envolvía" means: Primera persona del singular (yo) del pretérito imperfecto de indicativo de envolver o de envolverse.
How do you pronounce "envolvía"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envolvía" is [ẽmbolˈβ̞ia]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envolvía" come from?
"envolvía" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “envolvía”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct Spanish spelling is E-N-V-O-L-V-Í-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as [ẽmbolˈβ̞ia] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words

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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list