enchant
/ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/
"enchant" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enchant” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,724. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #48,724
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 11
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To attract and delight, to charm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enchant · enchant · English
enchant · rank #48,724 · 11 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #48,724
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 11 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH employability
Nearest frequency peer: employability (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “enchant”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- elks
elks
51,280 corpus weight
- Emin
Emin
51,279 corpus weight
- employabili…
employability
51,278 corpus weight
- enchant
enchant
51,277 corpus weight
- engle
engle
51,275 corpus weight
- equalize
equalize
51,273 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “enchant” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enchant |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #48,724 |
| Misspellings tracked | 11 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enchant” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 11 spelling variants around enchant (IPA /ɪnˈt͡ʃænt/), averb. Corpus frequency is #48,724 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for enchant, with forms such as "ecnhant", "encahnt", and "encchant". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "entrant", "enchanted", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre. Doublet of incant. The correct English form is enchant, spelled E-N-C-H-A-N-T.
Definition
- 1To attract and delight, to charm.
- 2To cast a spell upon (often one that attracts or charms).
- 3To magically enhance or degrade an item.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enchant appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
New Jersey was reeling on Wednesday from the impact of Hurricane Sandy, which has caused catastrophic flooding here in Hoboken and in other New York City suburbs, destroyed entire neighborhoods across the state and wiped out iconic boardwalks in shore towns that had enchanted generations of vacationgoers.
With the aid of his eponymous pipes, a satyr is capable of weaving a wide variety of melodic spells designed to enchant others and bring them in line with his capricious desires.
Etymology
From Middle English enchaunten, from Old French enchanter, from Latin incantāre. Doublet of incant.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ecnhant
- encahnt
- encchant
- enchannt
- enchantt
- enchatn
- enchhant
- enchnat
- enhcant
- ennchant
- nechant
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of enchant - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "enchant", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "enchant" maps to 2 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "entrant". View pair
- 11 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #48,724 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more English words in the "E" letter cohort. E–Z browse
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.