envahissent

\ɑ̃.va.is\

/\ɑ̃.va.is\/ verb

The verdict

“envahissent” has 15 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,712. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,712
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de envahir.

Corpus desk

Index FR-envahissent · envahissent · French

envahissent · rank #20,712 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,712
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH enlevées

Nearest frequency peer: enlevées (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « envahissent »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « envahissent » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

envahissent vs envahisseur
82% similar
envahissent vs envahissant
91% similar
envahissent vs envahissante
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for envahissent
PropertyValue
Headwordenvahissent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.va.is\
Letters11
Frequency rank#20,712
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « envahissent »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).envahissentse place ici:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « enlevées » (#20,711), « esquiver » (#20,713), « ena » (#20,710). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « envahissent » est au #20,712. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around envahissent (IPA \ɑ̃.va.is\), averb. Corpus frequency is #20,712 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for envahissent, with forms such as "enavhissent", "ennvahissent", and "envahhissent". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "envahisseur", "envahissant", "envahissante", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is envahissent, spelled E-N-V-A-H-I-S-S-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de envahir.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du subjonctif imparfait de envahir.
  3. 3
    Troisième personne du pluriel du subjonctif présent de envahir.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how envahissent appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Au Brésil, les bolsonaristes envahissent les institutions

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enavhissent
  • ennvahissent
  • envahhissent
  • envahisent
  • envahisesnt
  • envahissennt
  • envahissentt
  • envahissetn
  • envahissnet
  • envahsisent
  • envaihssent
  • envhaissent
  • envvahissent
  • evnahissent
  • nevahissent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of envahissent - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

enavhissent2ennvahissent1envahhissent1envahisent1envahisesnt2envahissennt1envahissentt1envahissetn2
Edit distance from "envahissent"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "envahissent"?
"envahissent" is spelled E-N-V-A-H-I-S-S-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.va.is\.
What does "envahissent" mean?
As a verb, "envahissent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel de l’indicatif présent de envahir.
What words are commonly confused with "envahissent"?
"envahissent" is commonly confused with "envahisseur", "envahissant", "envahissante". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "envahissent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envahissent" is \ɑ̃.va.is\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envahissent" come from?
"envahissent" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "envahissent", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list