environne

\ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn\

/\ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn\/ verb

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The verdict

“environne” is uncommon French (frequency #83,844 among 201,161 “E” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,844
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de environner.

Key facts for environne
PropertyValue
Headwordenvironne
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn\
Letters9
Frequency rank#83,844
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “environne” sits in French frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). environne lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

environne is uncommon French at frequency #83,844 among 201,161 “E” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed \ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

environne has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct French form is environne, spelled E-N-V-I-R-O-N-N-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de environner.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de environner.
  3. 3
    Première personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de environner.
  4. 4
    Troisième personne du singulier du présent du subjonctif de environner.
  5. 5
    Deuxième personne du singulier de l’impératif de environner.

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 "environne"?
"environne" is spelled E-N-V-I-R-O-N-N-E. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn\.
What does "environne" mean?
As a verb, "environne" means: Première personne du singulier du présent de l’indicatif de environner.
How do you pronounce "environne"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "environne" is \ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "environne" come from?
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Using “environne”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-N-V-I-R-O-N-N-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn\ (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

Other uncommon French words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list