envergure

\ɑ̃.vɛʁ.ɡyʁ\

/\ɑ̃.vɛʁ.ɡyʁ\/ noun

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The verdict

“envergure” has 13 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #8,239. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,239
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
13
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - État d’une voile enverguée.

Corpus desk

Index FR-envergure · envergure · French

envergure · rank #8,239 · 13 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,239
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entrain

Nearest frequency peer: entrain (-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 « envergure »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « envergure » 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
Key facts for envergure
PropertyValue
Headwordenvergure
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.vɛʁ.ɡyʁ\
Letters9
Frequency rank#8,239
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « envergure »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.envergurese place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « entrain » (#8,238), « explose » (#8,240), « entourée » (#8,237). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « envergure » est au #8,239. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around envergure (IPA \ɑ̃.vɛʁ.ɡyʁ\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,239 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 7 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for envergure, with forms such as "enevrgure", "ennvergure", and "envegrure". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is envergure, spelled E-N-V-E-R-G-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    État d’une voile enverguée.
  2. 2
    Il se dit aussi de la longueur des vergues d’un bâtiment.
  3. 3
    On désigne, dans un sens analogue, la largeur dans le haut.
  4. 4
    Étendue qu’il y a entre les deux extrémités des ailes déployées d’un volatile.
  5. 5
    Dimension transversale maxima d’un appareil de vol ou celle de certains de ses plans ou parties latérales accessoires.
  6. 6
    Étendue, rayon, dimension.
  7. 7
    Capacités intellectuelles, puissance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. L’envergure d’une voile.
  2. Le condor a jusqu’à trois mètres d’envergure.

This word in other languages

wingspan(English)envergadura(Español)Flügelspannweite(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enevrgure
  • ennvergure
  • envegrure
  • enverggure
  • envergrue
  • enverguer
  • envergurre
  • enverrgure
  • enverugre
  • envregure
  • envvergure
  • evnergure
  • nevergure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of envergure - 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.

enevrgure2ennvergure1envegrure2enverggure1envergrue2enverguer2envergurre1enverrgure1
Edit distance from "envergure"

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 "envergure"?
"envergure" is spelled E-N-V-E-R-G-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.vɛʁ.ɡyʁ\.
What does "envergure" mean?
As a noun, "envergure" means: État d’une voile enverguée.
What are common misspellings of "envergure"?
Common misspellings include "enevrgure", "ennvergure", "envegrure", "enverggure", "envergrue". The correct spelling is "envergure".
How do you pronounce "envergure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envergure" is \ɑ̃.vɛʁ.ɡyʁ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envergure" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list