Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

encipher

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
en-ci-pher
IPA
15
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To convert plain text into cipher.

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English cipher English encipher From en- + cipher.

Inflected Forms

enciphers (present, singular) enciphering (participle, present) enciphered (participle, past) enciphered (past)

Derived Forms

encipherer encipherment superencipher unenciphered

Frequently Paired Words

recode recipher

Synonyms

encode encrypt code cipher cypher inscribe write in code

Antonyms

decode decipher decrypt

Questions

What does encipher mean?
To convert plain text into cipher.
Where does encipher come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁én Proto-Italic *en Proto-Italic *en- Latin in- Old French en-bor. Middle English en- English en- English cipher English encipher From en- + cipher.

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