envol

\ɑ̃.vɔl\

/\ɑ̃.vɔl\/ noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

The verdict

“envol” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #16,871. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,871
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Action de s’envoler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-envol · envol · French

envol · rank #16,871 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,871
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH englobe

Nearest frequency peer: englobe (-2 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 « envol »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « envol » 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).

envol vs evo
60% similar
envol vs Enzo
40% similar
envol vs evil
60% similar

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

Key facts for envol
PropertyValue
Headwordenvol
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.vɔl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#16,871
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « envol »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).envolse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « englobe » (#16,869), « euthanasie » (#16,873), « enchaînement » (#16,868). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « envol » est au #16,871. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around envol (IPA \ɑ̃.vɔl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,871 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for envol, with forms such as "ennvol", "enovl", and "envlo". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "evo", "Enzo", "evil", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, 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 envol, spelled E-N-V-O-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action de s’envoler.
  2. 2
    Montée, élévation d’une construction.
  3. 3
    Fait, pour un son, une mélodie, de s'élever dans l'air.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. « La vie est partout », elle jaillit même en direct dans un éclosoir où l'on peut voir la métamorphose de la chrysalide en papillon et le premier envol de celui-ci.
  2. Renata entraîna le garçon vers une table que l’envol de l’escalier dissimulait aux trois quarts.

Synonyms

essordécollage

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ennvol
  • enovl
  • envlo
  • envoll
  • envvol
  • evnol
  • nevol

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ennvol1enovl2envlo2envoll1envvol1evnol2nevol2
Edit distance from "envol"

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 "envol"?
"envol" is spelled E-N-V-O-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.vɔl\.
What does "envol" mean?
As a noun, "envol" means: Action de s’envoler.
What words are commonly confused with "envol"?
"envol" is commonly confused with "evo", "Enzo", "evil". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "envol"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envol" is \ɑ̃.vɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envol" come from?
"envol" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Ebola#16,864graal#16,895Hawaï#16,900cidre#16,832

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

laden7 variantslogos7 variantsaigles7 variantsmouais7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list