envolée
French, noun\ɑ̃.vɔ.le\
envolée is spelled E-N-V-O-L-É-E (7 letters) and appears 1.5 times per million words in written French, the 24,143rd most frequent French word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Envolée is a French feminine noun meaning “flight” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a feminine singular of envolé. The French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) defines it as “Action de s’envoler”.
What does envolée mean in English?
noun
- 1
feminineflight
envolée lyrique
- 2
femininea group of objects in flight or being blown by the wind
une envolée de feuilles d'automne
- 3
femininesurge, rise
verb
- 1
femininefeminine singular of envolé
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. Résonnance d’un chant dans les airs. 3. Augmentation rapide. 4. Élan d’expression, de sentiments, de pensées.
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 envolée
- envolées plural
Source: English Wiktionary and French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce envolée?
- \ɑ̃.vɔ.le\
Sources: English Wiktionary, French Wiktionary (Wiktionnaire) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is envolée in French?
envolée appears 1.5 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).