corrode
/kəˈɹəʊd/
"corrode" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“corrode” is an uncommon English word, ranked #59,300 in English word frequency and used as a verb.
- #59,300
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | corrode |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | /kəˈɹəʊd/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #59,300 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “corrode” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for corrode is 7 letters long, classified as a verb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kəˈɹəʊd/. Corpus data places it at rank #59,300 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
corrode doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English corrōden, that borrowed from Old French corroder or directly from Latin corrōdere (“to gnaw”), from con- (“completely”) + rōdere (“to gnaw”). The correct English form is corrode, spelled C-O-R-R-O-D-E.
Definition
- 1To eat away bit by bit; to wear away or diminish by gradually separating or destroying small particles of, as by action of a strong acid or a caustic alkali.
- 2To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
- 3To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
Etymology
From Middle English corrōden, that borrowed from Old French corroder or directly from Latin corrōdere (“to gnaw”), from con- (“completely”) + rōdere (“to gnaw”).
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “corrode”
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- The one correct English spelling is C-O-R-R-O-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.