ensnare
en·snare/ɛnˈsnɛ(ə)ɹ/verb
ensnare is spelled E-N-S-N-A-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (en·snare). It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, ensnare means “To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ensnare?
| Letters | 7: E-N-S-N-A-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: en·snare |
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 68,248th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ensnare?
Ensnare appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 68,248th 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 ensnare?
- UK /ɛnˈsnɛə/
- UK /ɪn-/
- US /ɛnˈsnɛ(ə)ɹ/
Ensnare has 2 syllables, split en·snare in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ensnare.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ensnare?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as ensnare from its last stressed vowel (/ɛɹ/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ensnare
- ensnares present, singular, he/she/it
- ensnaring participle, present
- ensnared participle, past
- insnare
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ensnare mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To entrap; to catch in a snare or trap.
- 2
To entangle; to enmesh.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ensnare in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | piéger , empêtrer |
| German | fangen, einfangen , verwickeln, verheddern, verstricken |
| Portuguese | engodar , emaranhar, enredar |
| Spanish | atrapar , enmarañar, enredar |
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 ensnare come from?
From en- + snare.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).