# enclose

> English word · Verb · IPA /ənˈkloʊz/ · frequency rank #38,385

## Definitions
1. To surround with a wall, fence, etc.
2. To insert into a container, usually an envelope or package.

## Etymology
From Middle English enclosen, inclosen, from Middle English enclos, from Old French enclose, feminine plural past participle of enclore, from Vulgar Latin *inclaudō, *inclaudere, from Latin inclūdō (doublet of include), from in- (“in”) + claudō (“to shut”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *kleh₂u- (“key, hook, nail”). Equivalent to en- + close.

## Easily confused with
- **encore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enclose-vs-encore)
- **encode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enclose-vs-encode)
- **enclosed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enclose-vs-enclosed)
- **enclosure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enclose-vs-enclosure)
- **enclave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enclave-vs-enclose)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ecnlose`, `encclose`, `encllose`, `encloes`, `enclosse`, `enclsoe`, `encolse`, `enlcose`, `ennclose`, `neclose`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/enclose