environ
French, noun/ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃/
environ is spelled E-N-V-I-R-O-N (7 letters) and appears 158 times per million words in written French, the 519th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Environ is a French masculine noun meaning “a surrounding area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does environ mean in English?
adverb
- 1
about, close to, around
un salaire annuel d'environ 7 millions d'euros
noun
- 1
masculinea surrounding area
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
adverb: 1. À peu près; un peu plus, un peu moins.
preposition: 1. À peu près à.
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.
Forms of environ
- environs plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce environ?
- /ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃/
- \ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃\
- [ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔ̃]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to environ
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is environ in French?
environ appears 158 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).