endangered
/ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚd/adjective, verb
endangered is spelled E-N-D-A-N-G-E-R-E-D: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, endangered means “in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in endangered?
| Letters | 10: E-N-D-A-N-G-E-R-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 7.2 times per million words; the 8,784th 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 endangered?
Endangered appears 7.2 times per million words in written English, the 8,784th 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 endangered?
- UK /ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒəd/
- US /ɪnˈdeɪn.d͡ʒɚd/
- Australia /ɪnˈdæɪn.d͡ʒəd/
Endangered has 3 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-endangered.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of endangered
- more endangered comparative
- most endangered superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does endangered mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
in danger, at risk, said of something where there is a strong possibility something bad will happen to it (for example, a species in danger of going extinct)
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of endanger
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Endangered in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense in danger, at risk:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | en danger |
| German | gefährdet |
| Portuguese | em risco |
| Spanish | en peligro, peligrante, peligrando, periclitante (disused), periclitando (disused), apeligrado |
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.