engorge
/ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/verb
engorge is spelled E-N-G-O-R-G-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, engorge means “To devour something greedily, gorge, glut” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in engorge?
| Letters | 7: E-N-G-O-R-G-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 39 million words; the 191,932nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is engorge?
Engorge appears about once in every 39 million words in written English, the 191,932nd 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 engorge?
- UK /ɪnˈɡɔːdʒ/
Engorge has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-engorge.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with engorge?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as engorge from its last stressed vowel (/ɔdʒ/, British pronunciation):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of engorge
- engorges present, singular, he/she/it
- engorging participle, present
- engorged participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does engorge mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To devour something greedily, gorge, glut.
- 2
To feed ravenously.
- 3
To gorge.
- 4
To fill excessively with a bodily liquid, especially blood.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does engorge come from?
From French engorger, from Old French engorgier. Archaic spellings from Webster’s dictionary 1913 include ingorge and ingorg, both now considered misspellings.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).