endanger
en·dan·ger/ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/verb
endanger is spelled E-N-D-A-N-G-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables (en·dan·ger). It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, endanger means “To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in endanger?
| Letters | 8: E-N-D-A-N-G-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: en·dan·ger |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,516th 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 endanger?
Endanger appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,516th 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 endanger?
- US /ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/
- US /ɪnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/
- UK /ɛnˈdeɪndʒə/
Endanger has 3 syllables, split en·dan·ger in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-endanger.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with endanger?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as endanger from its last stressed vowel (/eɪndʒəɹ/):
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 endanger
- endangers present, singular, he/she/it
- endangering participle, present
- endangered participle, past
- endaunger
- indanger
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does endanger mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
- 2
obsoleteTo incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Endanger in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to put someone or something in danger:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | compromettre, mettre en danger |
| German | gefährden |
| Portuguese | perigar |
| Spanish | apeligrar |
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 endanger come from?
From en- + danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).