endure

/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/

//ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)// verb

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"endure" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“endure” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #9,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#9,328
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.

Corpus desk

Index EN-endure · endure · English

endure · rank #9,328 · 8 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #9,328
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH electron

Nearest frequency peer: electron (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “endure”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “endure” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

endure vs ensue
67% similar
endure vs entre
67% similar
endure vs entire
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for endure
PropertyValue
Headwordendure
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/
Letters6
Frequency rank#9,328
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “endure”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).endurelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “electron” (#9,327), “enzyme” (#9,329), “evolutionary” (#9,330). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “endure” is #9,328. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around endure (IPA /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/), averb. Corpus frequency is #9,328 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for endure, with forms such as "ednure", "enddure", and "endrue". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "ensue", "entre", "entire", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree ▲ Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Italic *dūros Latin dūrūs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto… The correct English form is endure, spelled E-N-D-U-R-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
  2. 2
    To tolerate or put up with something unpleasant.
  3. 3
    To last.
  4. 4
    To remain firm, as under trial or suffering; to suffer patiently or without yielding; to bear up under adversity; to hold out.
  5. 5
    To suffer patiently.
  6. 6
    To indurate.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how endure appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The singer's popularity endured for decades.
  2. […] The life that almost dies in me: That dies not, but endures with pain, ⁠And slowly forms the firmer mind, ⁠Treasuring the look it cannot find, The words that are not heard again.

Etymology

Etymology tree ▲ Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Italic *dūros Latin dūrūs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Italic *-āō Latin -ō Latin dūrō Latin indūrō Latin indūrāreder. Old French endurerbor. Middle English enduren English endure From Middle English enduren, from Old French endurer, from Latin indūrō (“to make hard”). Displaced Old English drēogan, which survives dialectally as dree. Doublet of dure.

This word in other languages

aguantar(Español)endurer(Français)ertragen(Deutsch)aguentar(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ednure
  • enddure
  • endrue
  • enduer
  • endurre
  • enndure
  • enudre
  • nedure

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of endure - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ednure2enddure1endrue2enduer2endurre1enndure1enudre2nedure2
Edit distance from "endure"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "endure"?
"endure" is spelled E-N-D-U-R-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/.
What does "endure" mean?
As a verb, "endure" means: To continue or carry on, despite obstacles or hardships; to persist.
What words are commonly confused with "endure"?
"endure" is commonly confused with "ensue", "entre", "entire". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "endure"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "endure" is /ɪnˈd͡ʒʊə(ɹ)/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "endure"?
Etymology tree ▲ Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁en- Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Proto-Italic *dūros Latin dūrūs Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "endure", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

enzyme#9,329Fraser#9,335decree#9,316hacked#9,341

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

drift8 variantsgrams8 variantshatch8 variantslouder8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list