adduct

/əˈdʌkt/

//əˈdʌkt// verb

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"adduct" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adduct” is uncommon English (frequency #92,305 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,305
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - To draw towards a center or a middle line.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adduct · adduct · English

adduct · rank #92,305 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,305
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH addenda

Nearest frequency peer: addenda (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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Long-tail ranks near “adduct”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “adduct” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for adduct
PropertyValue
Headwordadduct
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈdʌkt/
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,305
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “adduct” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).adductfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “addenda” (#92,304), “Ades” (#92,306), “acing” (#92,303). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adduct” is #92,305. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

adduct is uncommon English at frequency #92,305 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /əˈdʌkt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "To draw towards a center or a middle line.".

adduct doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco. See adduce. The correct English form is adduct, spelled A-D-D-U-C-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    To draw towards a center or a middle line.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how adduct appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Coordinate term: circumduct
  2. The therapist explained how certain muscles adduct the leg toward the body.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco. See adduce.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "adduct"?
"adduct" is spelled A-D-D-U-C-T. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈdʌkt/.
What does "adduct" mean?
As a verb, "adduct" means: To draw towards a center or a middle line.
How do you pronounce "adduct"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adduct" is /əˈdʌkt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "adduct"?
Borrowed from Latin adductus, past participle of adduco. See adduce. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "adduct", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Zarate#92,276babied#92,360baryon#92,369Bednar#92,374

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list