# encrypt

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈkɹɪpt/ · frequency rank #38,823

## Definitions
1. To conceal information by means of a code or cipher.
2. To transform information using encryption in a way that it is believed only authorized parties can decode.

## Etymology
From en- + -crypt, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, literally “hidden, concealed, private, secret”).

## Easily confused with
- **encrypted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encrypt-vs-encrypted)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ecnrypt`, `enccrypt`, `encrpyt`, `encrrypt`, `encryppt`, `encryptt`, `encrytp`, `encryypt`, `encyrpt`, `enncrypt`, `enrcypt`, `necrypt`

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