inveigle
in·vei·gle/ɪnˈveɪɡəl/verb
inveigle is spelled I-N-V-E-I-G-L-E: 8 letters and 3 syllables (in·vei·gle). It appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, inveigle means “To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in inveigle?
| Letters | 8: I-N-V-E-I-G-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: in·vei·gle |
| In writing | about once in every 31 million words; the 169,822nd 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 inveigle?
Inveigle appears about once in every 31 million words in written English, the 169,822nd 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 inveigle?
- UK /ɪnˈveɪɡl̩/
- UK /-ˈviː-/
- US /ɪnˈveɪɡəl/
Inveigle has 3 syllables, split in·vei·gle in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-inveigle.ogg, En-us-inveigle-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inveigle?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as inveigle from its last stressed vowel (/eɪɡəl/):
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 inveigle
- inveigles present, singular, he/she/it
- inveigling participle, present
- inveigled participle, past
- enveigle
- inveagle
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inveigle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To convert, convince, or win over with flattery or wiles.
- 2
To obtain through guile or cunning.
He inveigled an introduction to my sister from me.
- 3
obsoleteTo fool, to delude, to blind in judgement.
- 4
obsoleteTo ensnare, to entangle.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inveigle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 inveigle come from?
Borrowed from Anglo-Norman enveugler, alteration of aveugler (“to blind, to delude”), from Old French avogle (“without eyes”), from Late Latin ab oculīs (“without eyes”, literally “away from the eyes”). The in- might be by analogy to variation between a- and en- in other French words, which was then latinised into in-. For the pronunciation with /iː/, compare the development of people; that with /eɪ/ is presumably a spelling pronunciation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).