enfeeble
/ɪnˈfiːbəl/
"enfeeble" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enfeeble” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To make feeble.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enfeeble · enfeeble · English
enfeeble · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enfeeble |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈfiːbəl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “enfeeble” in English
Rare enough to double-check
enfeeble is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈfiːbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To make feeble.".
Zero misspellings are on record for enfeeble in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English enfeblen, from Old French enfeblir. Constructed like en- + feeble. The correct English form is enfeeble, spelled E-N-F-E-E-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1To make feeble.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enfeeble appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1774, Dr Samuel Johnson, Preface to the Works of the English Poets, J. Nichols, Volume II, Page 130, "...the gout, with which he had long been tormented, prevailed over the enfeebled powers of nature."
In the face of enfeebled, self-harming opposition on both sides of the border (and a miserable economic recession on both sides too) he has performed brilliantly.
Etymology
From Middle English enfeblen, from Old French enfeblir. Constructed like en- + feeble.
Synonyms
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Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.