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 May 6, 2026) - To show enthusiasm.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | enthuse |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /ɛnˈθjuːz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “enthuse” sits in English frequency
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.
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.
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Using “enthuse”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-N-T-H-U-S-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɛnˈθjuːz/ (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.