envolver

//ẽ.voɫ.ˈveɾ// verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#4,147

in Portuguese word usage

Misspellings

12

tracked variants

Confusables

1

similar word pairs

envolver is aPortugueseverb. It means: incluir como circunstância, condição ou consequência necessárias; implicar Pronounced /ẽ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/. It ranks #4,147 in Portuguese word frequency. Often confused with encolher.

Key facts for envolver
PropertyValue
Headwordenvolver
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ẽ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/
Letters8
Frequency rank#4,147
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of envolver in Portuguese word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Portuguese entry for envolver is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ẽ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,147 in overall Portuguese word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text.Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 12 documented wrong-spelling variants for envolver, with forms such as "ennvolver", "enovlver", and "envlover". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "encolher", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Portuguese form is envolver, spelled E-N-V-O-L-V-E-R, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    incluir como circunstância, condição ou consequência necessárias; implicar
  2. 2
    incluir, conter ou compreender dentro do escopo de operação
  3. 3
    levar a dificuldades; fazer com que alguém seja associado em algo desfavorável
  4. 4
    implicar, como em culpa ou crime, ou em qualquer assunto
  5. 5
    engajar interesses em algo
  6. 6
    preocupar-se com ou dedicar-se a algo
  7. 7
    envelopar, cobrir algo total ou parcialmente em plástico, papel ou outro coisa

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ennvolver,enovlver,envlover,envolevr,envollver,envolverr,envolvre,envolvver,envovler,envvolver,evnolver,nevolver

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for envolver

Misspelling Variants of "envolver"

ennvolver9enovlver8envlover8envolevr8envollver9envolverr9envolvre8envolvver9
Misspelling Variants of "envolver"

Frequency rank: #4,147 in Portuguese

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "envolver"?
"envolver" is spelled E-N-V-O-L-V-E-R. The IPA pronunciation is /ẽ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/.
What does "envolver" mean?
As a verb, "envolver" means: incluir como circunstância, condição ou consequência necessárias; implicar
What words are commonly confused with "envolver"?
"envolver" is commonly confused with "encolher". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "envolver"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "envolver" is /ẽ.voɫ.ˈveɾ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "envolver" come from?
"envolver" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.