# enquire vs esquire

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### enquire
*verb · IPA /ɛnˈkwaɪə/ · frequency rank #32,376*
British English form of inquire.

### esquire
*noun · IPA /ɪˈskwaɪə/ · frequency rank #25,052*
A lawyer.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enquire-vs-esquire