emprise
/ɛmˈpɹaɪz/obsolete
emprise is spelled E-M-P-R-I-S-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, emprise means “An enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of emprise is emprises.
How many letters and syllables are in emprise?
| Letters | 7: E-M-P-R-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 41 million words; the 196,618th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 emprise?
Emprise appears about once in every 41 million words in written English, the 196,618th 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 emprise?
- /ɛmˈpɹaɪz/
Emprise 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).
What rhymes with emprise?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as emprise.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: premise.
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 emprise
- emprises present, singular, he/she/it
- emprising participle, present
- emprised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does emprise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
archaicAn enterprise or endeavor, especially a quest or adventure.
- 2
archaicThe qualities which prompt one to undertake difficult and dangerous exploits; chivalric prowess.
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo undertake.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does emprise come from?
Noun is from Middle English emprise, from Old French emprise, emprinse, from Late Latin *imprensa, from Latin in- + prehendere (“to take”). The verb is from emprisen, from the same source.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).