environnement

\ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn.mɑ̃\

/\ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“environnement” has 18 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #1,137. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,137
frequency rank, French
201,161
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Ce qui est aux environs ; ce qui environne.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

environnement vs environnements
93% similar
environnement vs environnemental
87% similar
environnement vs environment
85% similar

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

Key facts for environnement
PropertyValue
Headwordenvironnement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn.mɑ̃\
Letters13
Frequency rank#1,137
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “environnement” 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). environnement lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around environnement (IPA \ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn.mɑ̃\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #1,137 among 201,161 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for environnement, with forms such as "enivronnement", "ennvironnement", and "enviornnement". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "environnements", "environnemental", "environment", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is environnement, spelled E-N-V-I-R-O-N-N-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ce qui est aux environs ; ce qui environne.
  2. 2
    Ensemble des facteurs géologiques, pédologiques et climatiques.
  3. 3
    Environnement naturel devant être protégé de l'action de l'homme.
  4. 4
    Conditions sous lesquelles on évolue, on interagit.
  5. 5
    Ensemble des matériels et logiciels sur lesquels sont exécutés les programmes d'une application.

This word in other languages

environment(English)medio ambiente(Español)Milieu(Deutsch)ambiente(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • enivronnement
  • ennvironnement
  • enviornnement
  • envirnonement
  • environement
  • environenment
  • environneemnt
  • environnemennt
  • environnementt
  • environnemetn
  • environnemment
  • environnemnet
  • environnmeent
  • envirronnement
  • envrionnement
  • envvironnement
  • evnironnement
  • nevironnement

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

enivronnement2ennvironnement1enviornnement2envirnonement2environement1environenment2environneemnt2environnemennt1
Edit distance from "environnement"

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 "environnement"?
"environnement" is spelled E-N-V-I-R-O-N-N-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn.mɑ̃\.
What does "environnement" mean?
As a noun, "environnement" means: Ce qui est aux environs ; ce qui environne.
What words are commonly confused with "environnement"?
"environnement" is commonly confused with "environnements", "environnemental", "environment". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "environnement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "environnement" is \ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "environnement" come from?
"environnement" 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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Using “environnement”

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-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.vi.ʁɔn.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “environnements” - see the side-by-side comparison. environnement vs environnements
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words

Same frequency band

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