corrode
/kəˈɹoʊd/verb
corrode is spelled C-O-R-R-O-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, corrode means “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…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in corrode?
| Letters | 7: C-O-R-R-O-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 4 million words; the 59,387th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; 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 corrode?
Corrode appears about once in every 4 million words in written English, the 59,387th 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 corrode?
- UK /kəˈɹəʊd/
- US /kəˈɹoʊd/
- US [kəˈɹoʊ̯d]
Corrode has 2 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-corrode.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with corrode?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as corrode from its last stressed vowel (/oʊd/):
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 corrode
- corrodes present, singular, he/she/it
- corroding participle, present
- corroded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does corrode mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
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.
- 2
To consume; to wear away; to prey upon; to impair.
My morale is being corroded day by day.
- 3
To have corrosive action; to be subject to corrosion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Corrode in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | éroder, rouiller , corroder |
| German | zerfressen , korrodieren, rosten |
| Portuguese | corroer |
| Spanish | corroer |
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 corrode come from?
From Middle English corrōden, that borrowed from Old French corroder or directly from Latin corrōdere (“to gnaw”), from con- (“completely”) + rōdere (“to gnaw”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).