enslave
/ɪnˈsleɪv/verb
enslave is spelled E-N-S-L-A-V-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, enslave means “To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in enslave?
| Letters | 7: E-N-S-L-A-V-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th 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 enslave?
Enslave appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 enslave?
- /ɪnˈsleɪv/
Enslave has 2 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-enslave.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of enslave
- enslaves present, singular, he/she/it
- enslaving participle, present
- enslaved participle, past
- inslave
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does enslave mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall.
The migrants will be enslaved once they're no longer useful to the oligarchs; make no mistake about that.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Enslave in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to make subservient; to strip one of freedom; enthrall:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | réduire en esclavage, esclavager, asservir |
| German | versklaven |
| Portuguese | escravizar |
| Spanish | esclavizar |
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.