# abduct

> English word · Verb · IPA /æbˈdʌkt/ · frequency rank #39,664

## Definitions
1. To take away by force; to carry away (a human being) wrongfully and usually with violence or deception; to kidnap.
2. To draw away, as a limb or other part, from the median axis of the body.

## Etymology
From Latin abductus, perfect passive participle of abduco (“to lead away”), from ab (“away”) + duco (“to lead”).
* (physiology): Back-formation from abduction.

## Easily confused with
- **about** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abduct-vs-about)
- **adult** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abduct-vs-adult)
- **Abdul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abduct-vs-abdul)
- **addict** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abduct-vs-addict)
- **abrupt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abduct-vs-abrupt)
- **abject** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abduct-vs-abject)
- **abducted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abduct-vs-abducted)

## Common misspellings (9)
`abbduct`, `abdcut`, `abdduct`, `abducct`, `abductt`, `abdutc`, `abudct`, `adbuct`, `baduct`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/abduct