envolent

\ɑ̃.vɔl\

/\ɑ̃.vɔl\/ verb

The verdict

“envolent” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #28,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#28,158
frequency rank, French
3,255
“E” headwords
12
tracked misspellings
9
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de envoler.

Corpus desk

Index FR-envolent · envolent · French

envolent · rank #28,158 · 12 variants · 9 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #28,158
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 9 pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,255
  • PHOTO-FINISH envahis

Nearest frequency peer: envahis (-1 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 « envolent »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « envolent » 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).

envolent vs envoler
75% similar
envolent vs envoyant
75% similar
envolent vs évoluent
63% similar

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

Key facts for envolent
PropertyValue
Headwordenvolent
LanguageFrench
Part of speechVerb
IPA\ɑ̃.vɔl\
Letters8
Frequency rank#28,158
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs9
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « envolent »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).envolentse 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 « envahis » (#28,157), « Erika » (#28,159), « entraîna » (#28,156). Parmi 3,255 lemmes en « E », « envolent » est au #28,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around envolent (IPA \ɑ̃.vɔl\), averb. Corpus frequency is #28,158 among 3,255 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for envolent, with forms such as "ennvolent", "enovlent", and "envloent". 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 9 confusable-pair relationships, "envoler", "envoyant", "évoluent", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is envolent, spelled E-N-V-O-L-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de envoler.
  2. 2
    Troisième personne du pluriel du présent du subjonctif de envoler.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Mais, en lui-même, il priait fervemment le Seigneur de lui éviter toute rencontre ultérieure avec des mounes comme ça, qui, la nuit venue, sortent de leur peau comme d’un vêtement, l’accrochent à un clou et, mués en chauves-souris ou en insectes, s’envolent vers des occupations malfaisantes

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ennvolent
  • enovlent
  • envloent
  • envoelnt
  • envolennt
  • envolentt
  • envoletn
  • envollent
  • envolnet
  • envvolent
  • evnolent
  • nevolent

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of envolent - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ennvolent1enovlent2envloent2envoelnt2envolennt1envolentt1envoletn2envollent1
Edit distance from "envolent"

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 "envolent"?
"envolent" is spelled E-N-V-O-L-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.vɔl\.
What does "envolent" mean?
As a verb, "envolent" means: Troisième personne du pluriel du présent de l’indicatif de envoler.
What words are commonly confused with "envolent"?
"envolent" is commonly confused with "envoler", "envoyant", "évoluent". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "envolent"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envolent" is \ɑ̃.vɔl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envolent" come from?
"envolent" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list