enclosed
en·closed/ənˈkloʊzd/adjective, verb
enclosed is spelled E-N-C-L-O-S-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables (en·closed). It appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, enclosed means “Contained; held within a container” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enclosed?
| Letters | 8: E-N-C-L-O-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: en·closed |
| In writing | 5.5 times per million words; the 10,519th 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; 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 enclosed?
Enclosed appears 5.5 times per million words in written English, the 10,519th 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 enclosed?
- US /ənˈkloʊzd/
- UK /ənˈkləʊzd/
Enclosed has 2 syllables, split en·closed in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-enclosed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with enclosed?
9 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as enclosed from its last stressed vowel (/oʊzd/):
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 enclosed
- more enclosed comparative
- most enclosed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enclosed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Contained; held within a container.
The gas is completely enclosed within the bottle.
- 2
Surrounded by a wall, fence or similar barrier.
an enclosed garden
- 3
Having closed slats.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of enclose
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate enclosed?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of enclosed: encl..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enclosed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enfermé, ci-joint , clos, enclos |
| German | eingeschlossen , umschlossen, umzäunt, ummauert |
| Portuguese | contido , rodeado, cercado |
| Spanish | encerrado , acotado |
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.