rapture
rap·ture/ˈɹæpt͡ʃəː/noun, verb
rapture is spelled R-A-P-T-U-R-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (rap·ture). It appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, rapture means “Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of rapture is raptures.
How many letters and syllables are in rapture?
| Letters | 7: R-A-P-T-U-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: rap·ture |
| In writing | 1.5 times per million words; the 23,253rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is rapture?
Rapture appears 1.5 times per million words in written English, the 23,253rd 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 rapture?
- UK /ˈɹæpt͡ʃəː/
- UK [ˈɹʷæpt͡ʃəː]
- /ˈɹɛptʃɘː/
Rapture has 2 syllables, split rap·ture in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-rapture.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of rapture
- raptures plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- rapturing participle, present
- raptured participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does rapture mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement.
They went into raptures about the meal they'd had.
- 2
Alternative letter-case form of Rapture.
- 3
obsoleteThe act of kidnapping or abducting, especially the forceful carrying off of a woman.
- 4
obsoleteRape; ravishment; sexual violation.
- 5
obsoleteThe act of carrying, conveying, transporting or sweeping along by force of movement; the force of such movement; the fact of being carried along by such movement.
- 6
A spasm; a fit; a syncope; delirium.
verb
- 1
datedTo cause to experience great happiness or excitement.
- 2
datedTo experience great happiness or excitement.
- 3
To take (someone) off the Earth and bring (them) to Heaven as part of the Rapture.
- 4
rareTo take part in the Rapture; to leave Earth and go to Heaven as part of the Rapture.
- 5
To state (something, transitive) or talk (intransitive) rapturously.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Rapture in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense extreme pleasure, happiness or excitement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | ravissement |
| German | Ekstase, Taumel, Verzückung, Entzücken, Überschwänglichkeit, Hingerissenheit |
| Spanish | arrobamiento, arrobo, embelesamiento, embeleso, arrebatamiento, arrebato |
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 rapture come from?
Borrowed from Middle French rapture, from Latin raptūra, future active participle of rapiō (“snatch, carry off”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).