embattle

Questions about embattle

What does embattle mean?

embattle means "fortify by furnishing with battlements for defense". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in embattle?

embattle has 3 syllables: em-bat-tle. The stress falls on "bat". In IPA it is /ɛmˈbætəl/.

Is embattle a common word?

embattle is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with embattle?

1 word rhymes with embattle. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.