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ensemble

UK /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.bl̩/noun, verb

ensemble is spelled E-N-S-E-M-B-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ensemble means “A coordinated set of clothing: a set of garments selected to accompany one another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ensemble is ensembles.

How many letters and syllables are in ensemble?

Letters8: E-N-S-E-M-B-L-E
Syllables3 (from its American pronunciation)
In writing5.2 times per million words; the 10,843rd most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone 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 ensemble?

Ensemble appears 5.2 times per million words in written English, the 10,843rd 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 ensemble?

  • UK /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.bl̩/
  • UK /ˌɒ̃nˈsɒ̃m.blə/
  • UK /ˌɒnˈsɒm.bəl/

Ensemble 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: En-us-ensemble.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

Forms of ensemble

  • ensembles plural, present, singular, he/she/it
  • ensembling participle, present
  • ensembled participle, past

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does ensemble mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

noun

  1. 1

    A coordinated set of clothing: a set of garments selected to accompany one another.

    Near-synonyms: suit, costume, getup

  2. 2

    A group of musicians, dancers, actors, etc who perform together; e.g. the chorus of a ballet company.

    On paper, Continental Drift boasts a jaw-dropping voice cast, including but not limited to Jennifer Lopez, Patrick Stewart, Wanda Sykes, Aziz Ansari, Simon Pegg, Nick Frost, Nicki Minaj, Drake, and Alan Tudyk. But in practice, the overstuff

  3. 3

    A piece for several instrumentalists or vocalists.

  4. 4

    A probability distribution for the state of the system.

  5. 5

    A supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

verb

  1. 1

    To put together in a coordinated whole.

  2. 2

    To perform in a musical ensemble.

  3. 3

    To employ a supervised learning algorithm combining multiple hypotheses.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Ensemble in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchensemble (group of separate things that contribute to a…)
GermanEnsemble (group of separate things that contribute to a…)
Portuguesesistema (group of separate things that contribute to a…), ensemble (a coordinated costume or outfit; a suit), conjunto (group of musicians, dancers etc. who perform…)
Spanishconjunto (a coordinated costume or outfit; a suit), elenco coral (group of musicians, dancers etc. who perform…)

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 ensemble come from?

Borrowed from French ensemble.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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