enchant
/ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/verb, noun
enchant is spelled E-N-C-H-A-N-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, enchant means “To attract and delight, to charm” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enchant?
| Letters | 7: E-N-C-H-A-N-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 48,775th 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 enchant?
Enchant appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 48,775th 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 enchant?
- US /ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/
- US /ɛnˈt͡ʃænt/
- /ɪnˈt͡ʃant/
As a noun (“An enchantment”): /ˈɪnˌt͡ʃænt/, /ˈɪnˌt͡ʃɑːnt/.
Enchant 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-enchant.ogg, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vanderdecken-enchant.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enchant2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with enchant?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as enchant from its last stressed vowel (/ænt/):
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 enchant
- enchants present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- enchanting participle, present
- enchanted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enchant mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To attract and delight, to charm.
- 2
To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms).
- 3
To magically enhance or degrade an item.
noun
- 1
An enchantment
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enchant in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enchanter , ensorceler |
| German | verzaubern |
| Portuguese | encantar |
| Spanish | encantar, embelesar, obnubilar, embeleñar, dejar encantado |
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 enchant come from?
From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre. Doublet of incant.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).