inveigh
/ɪnˈveɪ/verb
inveigh is spelled I-N-V-E-I-G-H: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, inveigh means “To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inveigh?
| Letters | 7: I-N-V-E-I-G-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 42 million words; the 199,120th 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; 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 inveigh?
Inveigh appears about once in every 42 million words in written English, the 199,120th 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 inveigh?
- US /ɪnˈveɪ/
Inveigh has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-inveigh.ogg, En-au-inveigh.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inveigh?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as inveigh from its last stressed vowel (/eɪ/):
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 inveigh
- inveighs present, singular, he/she/it
- inveighing participle, present
- inveighed participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inveigh mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism
I saw Mr. Cairns yesterday. He inveighed at great length at what he called Mr. Willis's neglect of his children, saying he had just discovered that they got no whortleberries and no fish, and that he was just beginning to send them those th
- 2
obsoleteTo draw in or away; to entice, inveigle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inveigh in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to complain loudly, to give voice to one's censure or criticism against:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | s'invectiver, s'élever, s'opposer |
| German | schimpfen, wettern, sich in Schmähreden ergehen |
| Spanish | vituperar, despotricar, denostar, lanzar invectivas [contra] |
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 inveigh come from?
Borrowed from Latin invehō (“bring in, carry in”), from in- + vehō (“carry”). Compare vehicle, invective.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).