arouse
/əˈɹaʊz/verb
arouse is spelled A-R-O-U-S-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, arouse means “To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in arouse?
| Letters | 6: A-R-O-U-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is arouse?
Arouse appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce arouse?
- US /əˈɹaʊz/
- Australia /əˈɹæɔz/
Arouse has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-arouse.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with arouse?
3 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as arouse from its last stressed vowel (/aʊz/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of arouse
- arouses present, singular, he/she/it
- arousing participle, present
- aroused participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does arouse mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To stimulate or induce (feelings); pique.
to arouse compassion, jealousy, or anger
- 2
To sexually stimulate.
- 3
To cause an erection of the penis or other physical signs of sexual arousal, such as fluid secretion.
I can't wear wool underwear: it tends to arouse me at inappropriate times.
- 4
To wake from sleep or stupor; to rouse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Arouse in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | reizen, aufreizen, anregen, erregen, entfachen, erzeugen |
| Portuguese | provocar, incitar , excitar, arreitar , despertar |
| Spanish | provocar, incitar, concitar , excitar, encalabrinar , despertar |
| French | émoustiller, exciter |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does arouse come from?
From a- + rouse.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).