# endanger

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɛnˈdeɪnd͡ʒɚ/ · frequency rank #21,510

## Definitions
1. To put (someone or something) in danger; to risk causing harm to.
2. To incur the hazard of; to risk; to run the risk of.

## Etymology
From en- + danger. Displaced native Old English frēcnian.

## Easily confused with
- **enhancer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/endanger-vs-enhancer)
- **endangered** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/endanger-vs-endangered)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ednanger`, `enadnger`, `endagner`, `endanegr`, `endangerr`, `endangger`, `endangre`, `endannger`, `enddanger`, `endnager`, `enndanger`, `nedanger`

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