erode
/ɪˈɹoʊd/verb
erode is spelled E-R-O-D-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, erode means “To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in erode?
| Letters | 5: E-R-O-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.1 times per million words; the 27,820th 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 erode?
Erode appears 1.1 times per million words in written English, the 27,820th 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 erode?
- UK /ɪˈɹəʊd/
- US /ɪˈɹoʊd/
- Australia /ɪˈɹəʉd/
Erode 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-erode.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with erode?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as erode 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 erode
- erodes present, singular, he/she/it
- eroding participle, present
- eroded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does erode mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
The cliff is gradually being eroded by the waves.
- 2
To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.
to erode a person’s trust
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Erode in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction:
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 erode come from?
From French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).