# allude

> English word · Verb · IPA /əˈljuːd/ · frequency rank #41,500

## Definitions
1. To refer to something indirectly or by suggestion; to invoke it by implication rather than mention.

## Etymology
From Middle French alluder, from Latin alludere (“to play with or allude”), from ad + ludere (“to play”).

## Easily confused with
- **aloud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allude-vs-aloud)
- **allure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allude-vs-allure)
- **alluded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allude-vs-alluded)
- **alludes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allude-vs-alludes)
- **Allie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allie-vs-allude)
- **allege** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allege-vs-allude)
- **allele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allele-vs-allude)
- **Allende** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/allende-vs-allude)

## Common misspellings (4)
`alldue`, `allued`, `alulde`, `lalude`

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