envenimer
\ɑ̃v.ni.me\
The verdict
“envenimer” is a moderately-common French word, ranked #42,326 in French word frequency and used as a verb.
- #42,326
- frequency rank, French
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Infecter de venin.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | envenimer |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \ɑ̃v.ni.me\ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #42,326 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “envenimer” sits in French frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The French entry for envenimer is 9 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃v.ni.me\. Corpus data places it at rank #42,326 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for envenimer, with forms such as "enevnimer", "ennvenimer", and "enveinmer". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is envenimer, spelled E-N-V-E-N-I-M-E-R.
Definition
- 1Infecter de venin.
- 2Enflammer, rendre plus douloureuse, plus difficile à guérir, une blessure ou une plaie.
- 3Aggraver une situation.
- 4Rapporter un discours, un fait, le récit d’un fait, d’une manière perfide.
- 5Aigrir, remplir de fiel l’esprit de quelqu’un, contre un autre.
- 6Rendre plus vive, plus difficile à apaiser, une querelle, une discussion.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: enevnimer,ennvenimer,enveinmer,enveniemr,envenimerr,envenimmer,envenimre,envenmier,envennimer,envneimer,envvenimer,evnenimer,nevenimer
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of envenimer - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “envenimer”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is E-N-V-E-N-I-M-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ɑ̃v.ni.me\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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.