# enterprise

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛntəˌpɹaɪz/ · frequency rank #3,750

## Definitions
1. A company, business, organization, or other purposeful endeavor.
2. An undertaking, venture, or project, especially a daring and courageous one.
3. A willingness to undertake new or risky projects; energy and initiative.
4. Active participation in projects.

## Etymology
From Old French via Middle English and Middle French entreprise, feminine past participle of entreprendre (“to undertake”), from entre (“in between”) + prendre (“to take”), from Latin inter + prehendō, see prehensile.

## Easily confused with
- **enterprises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enterprise-vs-enterprises)

## Common misspellings (15)
`enetrprise`, `ennterprise`, `enteprrise`, `enterpirse`, `enterpprise`, `enterpries`, `enterprisse`, `enterprrise`, `enterprsie`, `enterrpise`, `enterrprise`, `entreprise`, `entterprise`, `etnerprise`, `neterprise`

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