encyst
/ɛnˈsɪst/verb
encyst is spelled E-N-C-Y-S-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, encyst means “To enclose within a cyst” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in encyst?
| Letters | 6: E-N-C-Y-S-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 56 million words; the 234,209th 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 encyst?
Encyst appears about once in every 56 million words in written English, the 234,209th 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 encyst?
- US /ɛnˈsɪst/
- US /ɪnˈsɪst/
Encyst has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-encyst.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with encyst?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as encyst from its last stressed vowel (/ɪst/):
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 encyst
- encysts present, singular, he/she/it
- encysting participle, present
- encysted participle, past
- incyst
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does encyst mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To enclose within a cyst.
- 2
To be enclosed within a cyst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Encyst in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense To enclose within a cyst:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | s'enkyster |
| Portuguese | enquistar-se |
| Spanish | enquistarse |
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 encyst come from?
From en- + cyst.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).