envoûtement

\ɑ̃.vut.mɑ̃\

/\ɑ̃.vut.mɑ̃\/ noun

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The verdict

“envoûtement” is an uncommon French word, ranked #62,254 in French word frequency and used as a noun.

#62,254
frequency rank, French
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Action d’envoûter ou fait d’être envoûté.

Key facts for envoûtement
PropertyValue
Headwordenvoûtement
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ɑ̃.vut.mɑ̃\
Letters11
Frequency rank#62,254
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “envoûtement” 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). envoûtement lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for envoûtement is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as \ɑ̃.vut.mɑ̃\. Corpus data places it at rank #62,254 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Action d’envoûter ou fait d’être envoûté.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for envoûtement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is envoûtement, spelled E-N-V-O-Û-T-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    Action d’envoûter ou fait d’être envoûté.

Synonyms

envoutement

Antonyms

désenvoûtement

This word in other languages

enchantment(English)Verzauberung(Deutsch)feitiço(Português)

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 "envoûtement"?
"envoûtement" is spelled E-N-V-O-Û-T-E-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is \ɑ̃.vut.mɑ̃\.
What does "envoûtement" mean?
As a noun, "envoûtement" means: Action d’envoûter ou fait d’être envoûté.
How do you pronounce "envoûtement"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envoûtement" is \ɑ̃.vut.mɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envoûtement" come from?
"envoûtement" 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 “envoûtement”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct French spelling is E-N-V-O-Û-T-E-M-E-N-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as \ɑ̃.vut.mɑ̃\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Browse more French words and confusable pairs in the same reference. French words
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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list