enjoin
/ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/verb
enjoin is spelled E-N-J-O-I-N: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, enjoin means “To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enjoin?
| Letters | 6: E-N-J-O-I-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 75,877th 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 enjoin?
Enjoin appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 75,877th 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 enjoin?
- /ɛnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
- /ɪnˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
- /ənˈd͡ʒɔɪn/
Enjoin 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)-Vealhurl-enjoin.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enjoin
- enjoins present, singular, he/she/it
- enjoining participle, present
- enjoined participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enjoin mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To lay upon, as an order or command; to give an injunction to; to direct with authority; to order; to charge.
- 2
To prescribe under authority; to ordain.
- 3
To prohibit or restrain by a judicial order or decree; to put an injunction on.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enjoin in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to lay on, as a command:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enjoindre |
| German | auferlegen, vorschreiben, anordnen, ermahnen, mahnen, aufgeben |
| Portuguese | injungir |
| Spanish | mandar |
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 enjoin come from?
From Middle English enjoinen, from Old French enjoindre (“to join with”), from Latin iniungo (“to attach”), a compound of in- (“into” “upon”) and iungo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).