enfranchise
/ɛnˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪz/verb
enfranchise is spelled E-N-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-S-E: 11 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, enfranchise means “To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enfranchise?
| Letters | 11: E-N-F-R-A-N-C-H-I-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th 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 enfranchise?
Enfranchise appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 enfranchise?
- /ɛnˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪz/
Enfranchise 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: En-au-enfranchise.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enfranchise
- enfranchises present, singular, he/she/it
- enfranchising participle, present
- enfranchised participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enfranchise mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To grant the privilege of voting to a person or group of people.
- 2
To grant municipal or parliamentary rights to an entity such as a city or constituency.
- 3
To grant freedom from slavery, duty or servitude.
- 4
to convert a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enfranchise in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to grant freedom from servitude:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | enfranquecer |
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 enfranchise come from?
From Old French enfranchir (“to set free, enfranchise”), from en- (“in”) + franchir (“to set free”), equivalent to en- + franchise.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).