# ensue

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈsjuː/ · frequency rank #32,377

## Definitions
1. To follow (a leader, inclination etc.).
2. To follow (in time), to be subsequent to.
3. To occur afterwards, as a result or effect.

## Etymology
From Old French ensu-, stem of some conjugated forms of ensuivre (“follow close upon, come afterward”) (French ensuivre), from Latin īnsequere, from īnsequi (“to pursue, follow, follow after; come next”), from in- (“upon”) (see in-) + sequi (“follow”) (see sequel).

## Easily confused with
- **ese** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ensue-vs-ese)
- **esse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ensue-vs-esse)
- **Esme** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ensue-vs-esme)
- **entre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ensue-vs-entre)
- **ensure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ensue-vs-ensure)
- **else** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/else-vs-ensue)
- **ease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ease-vs-ensue)
- **Elsie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elsie-vs-ensue)
- **engle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/engle-vs-ensue)
- **endure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/endure-vs-ensue)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ennsue`, `enseu`, `enssue`, `enuse`, `esnue`, `nesue`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ensue