envers
French, preposition/ɑ̃.vɛʁ/
envers is spelled E-N-V-E-R-S (6 letters) and appears 66 times per million words in written French, the 1,256th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Envers is a French preposition meaning “in relation to, toward” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “À l’égard de”.
What does envers mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinereverse
- 2
masculineinverse
- 3
masculineback
- 4
masculinewrong side
- 5
masculineother side
- 6
masculineseamy side ("l'envers de la vie")
- 7
masculineinside
preposition
- 1
in relation to, toward
être gentils les uns envers les autres
- 2
obsoletetoward
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
preposition: 1. À l’égard de. 2. En face de.
noun: 1. Le côté qui, dans un objet à deux faces, n’est pas destiné à être vu. 2. Ubac.
The definition in the French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), in French.
Source: French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
How do you pronounce envers?
- /ɑ̃.vɛʁ/
- \ɑ̃.vɛʁ\
- [ɑ̃.vɛʁ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to envers
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is envers in French?
envers appears 66 times per million words in written French.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).