adore
/əˈdoɹ/verb
adore is spelled A-D-O-R-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, adore means “To worship” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in adore?
| Letters | 5: A-D-O-R-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 |
| In writing | 5.0 times per million words; the 11,198th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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 adore?
Adore appears 5.0 times per million words in written English, the 11,198th 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 adore?
- UK /əˈdɔː/
- US /əˈdoɹ/
- /əˈdo(ː)ɹ/
Adore has one syllable.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-adore.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with adore?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as adore from its last stressed vowel (/oɹ/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: oared, oread, dorea.
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 adore
- adores present, singular, he/she/it
- adoring participle, present
- adored participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does adore mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To worship.
- 2
To love with one's entire heart and soul; regard with deep respect and affection.
It is obvious to everyone that Gerry adores Heather.
- 3
To be very fond of.
- 4
obsoleteTo adorn.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Adore in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense worship:
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 adore come from?
From Middle English *adoren, aouren, from Old French adorer, aorer, from Latin adōrō (“to pray to”), from ad (“to”) + ōrō (“to speak”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).