engrossed
/ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/adjective, verb
engrossed is spelled E-N-G-R-O-S-S-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, engrossed means “Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in engrossed?
| Letters | 9: E-N-G-R-O-S-S-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 37,459th 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 and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 engrossed?
Engrossed appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 37,459th 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 engrossed?
- US /ɛnˈɡɹoʊst/
Engrossed has 2 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-engrossed.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with engrossed?
10 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as engrossed from its last stressed vowel (/oʊst/):
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 engrossed
- more engrossed comparative
- most engrossed superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does engrossed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Preoccupied with something to the exclusion of everything else.
The children were engrossed by the story.
- 2
Finalized, written in large letters. (of a document)
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of engross
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Engrossed in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | obnubilé, absorbé |
| German | entrückt, vertieft , ausgefertigt |
| Spanish | enfrascado, absorto |
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.