endangered

1. 1.

   (of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction

   “an endangered species”

   Similarvulnerable

   plant

Questions about endangered

What does endangered mean?

endangered means "(of flora or fauna) in imminent danger of extinction".

How many syllables are in endangered?

endangered has 3 syllables: en-dan-gered. The stress falls on "dan". In IPA it is /ɛnˈdeɪndʒɚd/.

Is endangered a common word?

endangered is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.