ennoble
/ɪˈnəʊbəl/
"ennoble" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ennoble” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ennoble · ennoble · English
ennoble · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | ennoble |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪˈnəʊbəl/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “ennoble” in English
Rare enough to double-check
ennoble is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪˈnəʊbəl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for ennoble, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- + noble. The correct English form is ennoble, spelled E-N-N-O-B-L-E.
Definition
- 1To bestow with nobility, honour or grace.
- 2To perform on a fabric the industrial processes of dry-cleaning, printing and embossing, and sizing and finishing.
- 3To inarch.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ennoble appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
We’d like to believe that suffering instructs and ennobles.
There was no shortage of dropped jaws when news came through about the appointment of the recently ennobled Lord Peter Hendy as rail minister. This was certainly a left-field move, taking everyone (perhaps even himself) by surprise.
Etymology
From Middle English ennoblen, from Old French ennoblir. Equivalent to en- + noble.
This word in other languages
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.