enthrall
/ɪnˈθɹɔːl/
"enthrall" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enthrall” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To enslave; to subjugate.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enthrall · enthrall · English
enthrall · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enthrall |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈθɹɔːl/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “enthrall” in English
Rare enough to double-check
enthrall is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈθɹɔːl/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for enthrall, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English enthrallen. By surface analysis, en- + thrall. The correct English form is enthrall, spelled E-N-T-H-R-A-L-L.
Definition
- 1To enslave; to subjugate.
- 2To hold spellbound.
- 3To make subservient.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enthrall appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Fancy, Jim, to be in love and play Juliet! To have him sitting there! To play for his delight! I am afraid I may frighten the company, frighten or enthrall them.
In the center of the circle of glittering black bodies he leaped and roared and shook his heavy spear in the same mad abandon that enthralled his fellow savages. The last remnant of his civilization was forgotten—he was a primitive man to the fullest now; reveling in the freedom of the fierce, wild life he loved, gloating in his kingship among these wild…
Etymology
From Middle English enthrallen. By surface analysis, en- + thrall.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.