encode
en·code/ɪnˈkoʊd/verb, noun
encode is spelled E-N-C-O-D-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables (en·code). It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, encode means “To convert (plain text) into code” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in encode?
| Letters | 6: E-N-C-O-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: en·code |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 30,789th 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 encode?
Encode appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 30,789th 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 encode?
- US /ɪnˈkoʊd/
- UK /ɪnˈkəʊd/
Encode has 2 syllables, split en·code in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-encode.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with encode?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as encode from its last stressed vowel (/oʊd/):
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 encode
- encodes present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- encoding participle, present
- encoded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does encode mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To convert (plain text) into code.
encode a secret message to be sent
- 2
To convert source information into another form.
- 3
To constitute the code necessary for the biosynthesis of a protein by means of a matrix so as to transcribe DNA material.
Berg, Jeremy M. with Tymoczko, John and Stryer, Lubert (2002), “RNA Synthesis and Splicing”, in Biochemistry, Fifth eidtion edition, W H Freeman and Company, →ISBN, retrieved 05 Dec 2009: “The ability of one gene to encode more than one dis
noun
- 1
An encoding operation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Encode in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 encode come from?
From en- + code.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).