enchanting
/ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪŋ/adjective, noun, verb
enchanting is spelled E-N-C-H-A-N-T-I-N-G: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, enchanting means “Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enchanting?
| Letters | 10: E-N-C-H-A-N-T-I-N-G |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th 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 enchanting?
Enchanting appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th 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 enchanting?
- US /ɪnˈt͡ʃæntɪŋ/
- UK /ɪnˈtʃɑːntɪŋ/
Enchanting has 3 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-enchanting.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with enchanting?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as enchanting from its last stressed vowel (/æntɪŋ/):
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 enchanting
- more enchanting comparative
- most enchanting superlative
- enchantings plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enchanting mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Having the ability to enchant; charming, delightful.
noun
- 1
An act of enchantment.
verb
- 1
present participle and gerund of enchant
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enchanting in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense having the ability to enchant:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enchanteur, enchanteresse |
| German | bezaubernd, zauberhaft |
| Portuguese | encantador |
| Spanish | encantador, hechicero |
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.