enthuse
/ɛnˈθjuːz/
"enthuse" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“enthuse” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To show enthusiasm.
Corpus desk
Index EN-enthuse · enthuse · English
enthuse · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 7 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 | enthuse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɛnˈθjuːz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “enthuse” in English
Rare enough to double-check
enthuse is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as averb, transcribed /ɛnˈθjuːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
enthuse has no tracked misspelling variants, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: First attested from 1827. Back-formation from enthusiasm, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”) The correct English form is enthuse, spelled E-N-T-H-U-S-E.
Definition
- 1To show enthusiasm.
- 2To cause (someone) to feel enthusiasm or to be enthusiastic.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how enthuse appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
a splendid performance, and I was enthusing over it
The novelty of the film enthused the audience.
Etymology
First attested from 1827. Back-formation from enthusiasm, from Ancient Greek ἔνθεος (éntheos, “possessed by a god”), from ἐν (en, “in”) + θεός (theós, “god”)
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.