envol
French, noun\ɑ̃.vɔl\
envol is spelled E-N-V-O-L (5 letters) and appears 2.8 times per million words in written French, the 16,835th most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Envol is a French masculine noun meaning “takeoff (of plane, bird etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de s’envoler”.
What does envol mean in English?
noun
- 1
masculinetakeoff (of plane, bird etc.)
- 2
masculinesoar
Source: English Wiktionary, French section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How French dictionaries define it
noun: 1. Action de s’envoler. 2. Montée, élévation d’une construction. 3. Fait, pour un son, une mélodie, de s'élever dans l'air.
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 envol
- envols plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce envol?
- \ɑ̃.vɔl\
- \ɑ̃vɔl\
- [ɑ̃vɔl]
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is envol in French?
envol appears 2.8 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).