ravish
/ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/verb
ravish is spelled R-A-V-I-S-H: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, ravish means “To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in ravish?
| Letters | 6: R-A-V-I-S-H |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 6 million words; the 74,980th 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 ravish?
Ravish appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 74,980th 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 ravish?
- UK /ˈɹæ.vɪʃ/
Ravish 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-ravish.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of ravish
- ravishes present, singular, he/she/it
- ravishing participle, present
- ravished participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ravish mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
archaicTo seize and carry away by violence; to snatch by force.
- 2
To transport with joy or delight; to delight to ecstasy.
- 3
datedTo rape.
- 4
informalTo have vigorous sexual intercourse with.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ravish 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 ravish come from?
From Middle English ravyschen, from Anglo-Norman, from Old French ravis-, present participle stem of ravir (“to seize; to take away hastily”), from Vulgar Latin *rapire, from Latin rapere. See also rape.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).