spellbound

Other forms of spellbound

comparative

spellbounder·

superlative

spellboundest·

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 spellbound

What does spellbound mean?

spellbound means "having your attention fixated as though by a spell".

How many syllables are in spellbound?

spellbound has 2 syllables: spell-bound. The stress falls on "spell". In IPA it is /ˈspɛlˌbaʊnd/.

What is another word for spellbound?

Close synonyms include fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised. 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 spellbound a common word?

spellbound is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. 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 spellbound?

13 words rhyme with spellbound. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.