ensemble

Other forms of ensemble

plural

ensembles·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about ensemble

What does ensemble mean?

ensemble means "a group of musicians playing or singing together". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in ensemble?

ensemble has 3 syllables: en-sem-ble. The stress falls on "sem". In IPA it is /ɑnˈsɑmbəl/.

What is another word for ensemble?

Close synonyms include supporting players, corps de ballet, tout ensemble. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is ensemble a common word?

ensemble 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.