entranced
/ɛnˈtɹænst/adjective, verb
entranced is spelled E-N-T-R-A-N-C-E-D: 9 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, entranced means “Placed in a trance” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in entranced?
| Letters | 9: E-N-T-R-A-N-C-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 45,947th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is entranced?
Entranced appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 45,947th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce entranced?
- UK /ɛnˈtɹɑːnst/
- US /ɛnˈtɹænst/
Entranced has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-entranced.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with entranced?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as entranced from its last stressed vowel (/ænst/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of entranced
- more entranced comparative
- most entranced superlative
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does entranced mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Placed in a trance.
- 2
Held at attention, as if by magic.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of entrance
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Entranced in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense held at attention, as if by magic:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | bezaubert |
| Spanish | en un trance, tranceado, entranzado, embelesado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does entranced come from?
From entrance + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).