inroad
in·road/ˈɪnˌɹoʊd/noun
inroad is spelled I-N-R-O-A-D: 6 letters and 2 syllables (in·road). It appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, inroad means “An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of inroad is inroads.
How many letters and syllables are in inroad?
| Letters | 6: I-N-R-O-A-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: in·road |
| In writing | about once in every 23 million words; the 146,811th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is inroad?
Inroad appears about once in every 23 million words in written English, the 146,811th 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 inroad?
- UK /ˈɪnɹəʊd/
- US /ˈɪnˌɹoʊd/
Inroad has 2 syllables, split in·road in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-inroad.wav, En-us-inroad.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with inroad?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as inroad (/ɪnɹoʊd/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: ordain, donair, radion, draino.
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 inroad
- inroads plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- inroading participle, present
- inroaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does inroad mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
An advance into enemy territory, an attempted invasion; an encroachment, an incursion.
- 2
Often followed by in, into, or on: initial progress made toward accomplishing a goal or solving a problem.
Three weeks into it, I am finally beginning to make inroads on this project.
verb
- 1
archaicTo make advances or incursions.
- 2
obsoleteTo make an inroad into (something).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Inroad 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 inroad come from?
The noun is derived from in + road (“(obsolete) act of riding on horseback; hostile ride against a particular area, raid”). The verb is derived from the noun.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).