# erode

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪˈɹəʊd/ · frequency rank #27,829

## Definitions
1. To wear away by abrasion, corrosion, or chemical reaction.
2. To destroy gradually by an ongoing process.

## Etymology
From French éroder, from Latin ērōdō.

## Easily confused with
- **eros** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erode-vs-eros)
- **evade** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erode-vs-evade)
- **evoke** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erode-vs-evoke)
- **etude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erode-vs-etude)
- **Europe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erode-vs-europe)
- **ere** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ere-vs-erode)
- **erase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erase-vs-erode)
- **ERNIE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ernie-vs-erode)
- **elude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elude-vs-erode)
- **encode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/encode-vs-erode)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eorde`, `erdoe`, `erodde`, `eroed`, `errode`, `reode`

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