ensuite
/ɔn ˈswit/
"ensuite" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ensuite” is uncommon English (frequency #76,757 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,757
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A private bathroom connected to a bedroom, as in an apartment or hotel room.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ensuite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɔn ˈswit/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #76,757 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “ensuite” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
ensuite is uncommon English at frequency #76,757 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɔn ˈswit/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A private bathroom connected to a bedroom, as in an apartment or hotel room.".
No misspelling variants are generated for ensuite in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from French en suite (literally “in continuation”). The correct English form is ensuite, spelled E-N-S-U-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1A private bathroom connected to a bedroom, as in an apartment or hotel room.
Etymology
Borrowed from French en suite (literally “in continuation”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “ensuite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-N-S-U-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɔn ˈswit/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.