intrude
/ɪnˈtɹuːd/verb
intrude is spelled I-N-T-R-U-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, intrude means “To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in intrude?
| Letters | 7: I-N-T-R-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,565th 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 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 intrude?
Intrude appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,565th 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 intrude?
- /ɪnˈtɹuːd/
Intrude 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-intrude.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intrude?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as intrude.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: untried.
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 intrude
- intrudes present, singular, he/she/it
- intruding participle, present
- intruded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intrude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
to intrude on families at unseasonable hours; to intrude on the lands of another
- 2
To force in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intrude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to enter without welcome; to encroach:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | eindringen, stören, sich eindrängen |
| Portuguese | invadir |
| Spanish | meterse, intrusarse, intrusear |
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 intrude come from?
From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).