engraven
/ɛnˈɡɹeɪvən/obsolete
engraven is spelled E-N-G-R-A-V-E-N: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, engraven means “Engrave” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in engraven?
| Letters | 8: E-N-G-R-A-V-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 83 million words; the 290,185th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is engraven?
Engraven appears about once in every 83 million words in written English, the 290,185th 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 engraven?
- UK /ɛnˈɡɹeɪvən/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of engraven
- engravens present, singular, he/she/it
- engravening participle, present
- engravened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does engraven mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteEngrave.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does engraven come from?
From grave + en- -en; Alteration of engrave, influenced by verbs formed with the circumfix en- -en.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).