enthrone
/ɪnˈθɹəʊn/
"enthrone" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enthrone” 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 put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enthrone · enthrone · English
enthrone · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 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 | enthrone |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɪnˈθɹəʊn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “enthrone” in English
Rare enough to double-check
enthrone is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɪnˈθɹəʊn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for enthrone in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From en- + throne; compare earlier enthronize, inthronize. The correct English form is enthrone, spelled E-N-T-H-R-O-N-E.
Definition
- 1To put on the throne in a formal installation ceremony called enthronement, equivalent to (and often combined with) coronation and/or other ceremonies of investiture.
- 2To help a candidate to the succession of a monarchy (as a kingmaker does), or by extension in any other major organisation.
- 3to exalt, to praise
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enthrone appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Near-synonyms: coronate, crown
ceremonially enthrone
Etymology
From en- + throne; compare earlier enthronize, inthronize.
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.