enhanced
adjective, verb
enhanced is spelled E-N-H-A-N-C-E-D: 8 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, enhanced means “In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enhanced?
| Letters | 8: E-N-H-A-N-C-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 12 times per million words; the 6,230th 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 enhanced?
Enhanced appears 12 times per million words in written English, the 6,230th 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 enhanced?
- UK
Enhanced 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: En-GB-enhanced.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enhanced
- more enhanced comparative
- most enhanced superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enhanced mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
In a version or form that has been improved or made better than some other standard form.
- 2
Raised up, amplified.
- 3
Having suffered the use of anabolic steroids or other performance-enhancing drugs.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of enhance
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enhanced in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | avancé , amplifié, rehaussé |
| German | verstärkt , unterstützend, unterstützt |
| Portuguese | melhorado, aprimorado , ampliado |
| Spanish | mejorado , amplificado |
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 enhanced come from?
From enhance + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).