abscond
ab·scond/əbˈskɑnd/verb
abscond is spelled A-B-S-C-O-N-D: 7 letters and 2 syllables (ab·scond). It appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, abscond means “To flee, often secretly; to steal away” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in abscond?
| Letters | 7: A-B-S-C-O-N-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ab·scond |
| In writing | about once in every 9 million words; the 87,317th 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; 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 abscond?
Abscond appears about once in every 9 million words in written English, the 87,317th 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 abscond?
- UK /əbˈskɒnd/
- US /əbˈskɑnd/
Abscond has 2 syllables, split ab·scond in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-abscond.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with abscond?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as abscond from its last stressed vowel (/ɑnd/):
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 abscond
- absconds present, singular, he/she/it
- absconding participle, present
- absconded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does abscond mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To flee, often secretly; to steal away.
The thieves absconded with our property.
- 2
To hide, conceal, or absent oneself clandestinely, with the intent to avoid legal process
- 3
To abandon a hive.
- 4
To hide, to be in hiding or concealment.
- 5
To evade, to hide or flee from.
The captain absconded his responsibility.
- 6
obsoleteTo conceal; to take away.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Abscond in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | sich davonmachen, türmen, davonstehlen , sich zurückziehen , sich verstecken |
| Portuguese | esconder-se , fugir, evadir , esconder, ocultar |
| French | abscondre |
| Spanish | absconderse, asconderse , absconder, asconder |
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.