attract
at·tract/əˈtɹækt/verb
attract is spelled A-T-T-R-A-C-T: 7 letters and 2 syllables (at·tract). It appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,121st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, attract means “To pull toward without touching” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in attract?
| Letters | 7: A-T-T-R-A-C-T |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: at·tract |
| In writing | 16 times per million words; the 5,121st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is attract?
Attract appears 16 times per million words in written English, the 5,121st 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 attract?
- /əˈtɹækt/
Attract has 2 syllables, split at·tract in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-attract.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of attract
- attracts present, singular, he/she/it
- attracting participle, present
- attracted participle, past, singular, he/she/it, plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does attract mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To pull toward without touching.
A magnet attracts iron filings.
- 2
To draw by moral, emotional or sexual influence; to engage or fix, as the mind, attention, etc.; to invite or allure.
to attract admirers
- 3
To incur.
Using the minibar in a hotel room attracts additional charges.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Attract in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
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 attract come from?
From Latin attractus, past participle of attrahere (“to draw to, attract”), from ad (“to”) + trahere (“to draw”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).