wisen
verb
wisen is spelled W-I-S-E-N: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, wisen means “To become wise or wiser” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in wisen?
| Letters | 5: W-I-S-E-N |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 55 million words; the 231,291st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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 wisen?
Wisen appears about once in every 55 million words in written English, the 231,291st 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).
What rhymes with wisen?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as wisen.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: swine, sinew, sewin.
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 wisen
- wisens present, singular, he/she/it
- wisening participle, present
- wisened participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does wisen mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To become wise or wiser.
- 2
To make wise or wiser.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does wisen come from?
From wise + -en.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).