enrapture
/ɪnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/
"enrapture" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enrapture” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enrapture · enrapture · English
enrapture · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | enrapture |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “enrapture” in English
Rare enough to double-check
enrapture is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈɹæpt͡ʃə(ɹ)/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enrapture, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From en- + rapture. The correct English form is enrapture, spelled E-N-R-A-P-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1To fill with great delight or joy; to fascinate or captivate.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enrapture appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Her song enraptured the audience with vivid images of the Scandinavian landscapes.
The pace came off the match as the first half continued, with the occasional frenetic moment down the flanks enlivening what otherwise became a chess-like tactical battle. But as is the magic of football, this beautiful game that enraptures so many of us, that it only took one of those split-second moments to change everything.
Etymology
From en- + rapture.
Synonyms
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.