ensanguined

/ɛnˈsaŋɡwɪnd/

//ɛnˈsaŋɡwɪnd// verb

"ensanguined" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ensanguined” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of ensanguine

Corpus desk

Index EN-ensanguined · ensanguined · English

ensanguined · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "E" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for ensanguined
PropertyValue
Headwordensanguined
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ɛnˈsaŋɡwɪnd/
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “ensanguined” in English

ensanguinedranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

ensanguined is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɛnˈsaŋɡwɪnd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of ensanguine".

Zero misspellings are on record for ensanguined in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ensanguine + -ed. The correct English form is ensanguined, spelled E-N-S-A-N-G-U-I-N-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of ensanguine

Etymology

From ensanguine + -ed.

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ensanguined"?
"ensanguined" is spelled E-N-S-A-N-G-U-I-N-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ɛnˈsaŋɡwɪnd/.
What does "ensanguined" mean?
As a verb, "ensanguined" means: simple past and past participle of ensanguine
How do you pronounce "ensanguined"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "ensanguined" is /ɛnˈsaŋɡwɪnd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "ensanguined"?
From ensanguine + -ed. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list