adduce
/əˈd(j)uːs/verb
adduce is spelled A-D-D-U-C-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, adduce means “To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adduce?
| Letters | 6: A-D-D-U-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 21 million words; the 138,319th 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 adduce?
Adduce appears about once in every 21 million words in written English, the 138,319th 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 adduce?
- US /əˈd(j)uːs/
- UK /əˈdjuːs/
- UK /əˈdʒuːs/
Adduce has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-adduce-2.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with adduce?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as adduce from its last stressed vowel (/us/):
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 adduce
- adduces present, singular, he/she/it
- adducing participle, present
- adduced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adduce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration which bears on a statement or case.
Near-synonyms: (all sometimes synonymous) advance, allege, assign, aver, cite, instance, mention, name, point out, plead, present, put forward, quote, urge
- 2
To produce as proof.
At this juncture, he sought to establish the awareness of the activity; to that end, he then adduced the receipts from the transactions of June 30th.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adduce in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to bring forward or offer, as an argument, passage, or consideration:
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 adduce come from?
From Middle English adducen, from Latin addūcere, adductum (“to lead or bring to”), from ad- + dūcere (“to lead”). See duke, and compare adduct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).