enlengthen
/ɛnˈlɛŋθə̆n/
"enlengthen" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enlengthen” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To lengthen: to render or become longer.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enlengthen · enlengthen · English
enlengthen · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enlengthen |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɛnˈlɛŋθə̆n/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “enlengthen” in English
Rare enough to double-check
enlengthen is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɛnˈlɛŋθə̆n/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To lengthen: to render or become longer.".
Zero misspellings are on record for enlengthen in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From en- + lengthen; see en- (“intensifying prefix”). The correct English form is enlengthen, spelled E-N-L-E-N-G-T-H-E-N.
Definition
- 1To lengthen: to render or become longer.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how enlengthen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
However, recent trends in mortality and changes in social attitudes tend to depress the proportion of widows, enlengthen the exposure period […]
Etymology
From en- + lengthen; see en- (“intensifying prefix”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.