envier

\ɑ̃.vje\

/\ɑ̃.vje\/ verb

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The verdict

“envier” has 8 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #18,195. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,195
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Désirer pour soi les avantages d’autrui.

Corpus desk

Index FR-envier · envier · French

envier · rank #18,195 · 8 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #18,195
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH entraînée

Nearest frequency peer: entraînée (-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 « envier »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « envier » 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).

envier vs ever
67% similar
envier vs évier
67% similar
envier vs épier
50% similar

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

Key facts for envier
PropertyValue
Headwordenvier
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.vje\
Letters6
Frequency rank#18,195
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « envier »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.envierse 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 « entraînée » (#18,194), « erronée » (#18,196), « emportant » (#18,193). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « envier » est au #18,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around envier (IPA \ɑ̃.vje\), averb. Corpus frequency is #18,195 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for envier, with forms such as "eniver", "ennvier", and "enveir". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "ever", "évier", "épier", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is envier, spelled E-N-V-I-E-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    Désirer pour soi les avantages d’autrui.
  2. 2
    Souhaiter pour soi-même un bonheur, un avantage pareil à celui qu'un autre possède, mais sans être fâché qu’il en jouisse.
  3. 3
    Refuser à quelqu’un ce qu’il désire ou demande.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Envier le bonheur, le calme, le repos, les succès d’autrui.
  2. Pendant un demi-siècle, les bourgeoises de Pont-l‘Évêque envièrent à Mme Aubain sa servante Félicité.

Synonyms

jalouser

This word in other languages

envy(English)desear(Español)beneiden(Deutsch)invejar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eniver
  • ennvier
  • enveir
  • envierr
  • envire
  • envvier
  • evnier
  • nevier

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

eniver2ennvier1enveir2envierr1envire2envvier1evnier2nevier2
Edit distance from "envier"

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 "envier"?
"envier" is spelled E-N-V-I-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.vje\.
What does "envier" mean?
As a verb, "envier" means: Désirer pour soi les avantages d’autrui.
What words are commonly confused with "envier"?
"envier" is commonly confused with "ever", "évier", "épier". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "envier"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envier" is \ɑ̃.vje\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envier" come from?
"envier" is a French 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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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Felipe#18,203débits#18,177Helena#18,216Hébert#18,221

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

erronée8 variantsdenses8 variantsColomb8 variantsbrousse8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list