ennoble
/ɪˈnəʊbəl/verb
ennoble is spelled E-N-N-O-B-L-E: 7 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, ennoble means “To bestow with nobility, honour or grace” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ennoble?
| Letters | 7: E-N-N-O-B-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 ennoble?
Ennoble appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 ennoble?
- /ɪˈnəʊbəl/
Ennoble has 3 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-ennoble.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ennoble
- ennobles present, singular, he/she/it
- ennobling participle, present
- ennobled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ennoble mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- 2
To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.
- 3
obsoleteTo inarch.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ennoble in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 ennoble come from?
From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- + noble.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).