encrypt
/ɪnˈkɹɪpt/verb
encrypt is spelled E-N-C-R-Y-P-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, encrypt means “To conceal information by means of a code or cipher” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in encrypt?
| Letters | 7: E-N-C-R-Y-P-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 38,863rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is encrypt?
Encrypt appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 38,863rd 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 encrypt?
- /ɪnˈkɹɪpt/
Encrypt has 2 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)-Vealhurl-encrypt.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of encrypt
- encrypts present, singular, he/she/it
- encrypting participle, present
- encrypted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does encrypt mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
All messages on this platform are doubly encrypted to increase security.
- 2
To transform information using encryption in a way that it is believed only authorized parties can decode.
The data was encrypted in transit using AES-GCM.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Encrypt in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to conceal information by means of a code or cipher:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | coder, chiffrer, crypter |
| German | verschlüsseln |
| Portuguese | encriptar, cifrar, codificar, criptar |
| Spanish | cifrar, encriptar, codificar |
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 encrypt come from?
From en- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).