abduct
/æbˈdʌkt/verb
abduct is spelled A-B-D-U-C-T: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, abduct means “To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abduct?
| Letters | 6: A-B-D-U-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 39,832nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is abduct?
Abduct appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 39,832nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce abduct?
- US /æbˈdʌkt/
- US /əbˈdʌkt/
Abduct has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-ca-abduct.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abduct?
4 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abduct from its last stressed vowel (/ʌkt/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of abduct
- abducts present, singular, he/she/it
- abducting participle, present
- abducted participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abduct mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
to abduct children
- 2
To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abduct in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | enlever, ravir |
| German | entführen , abspreizen, wegziehen |
| Portuguese | raptar, sequestrar, abduzir |
| Spanish | raptar, secuestrar, abducir |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does abduct come from?
From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abduco (“to lead away”), from ab (“away”) + duco (“to lead”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).