# intrude

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈtɹuːd/ · frequency rank #36,621

## Definitions
1. To thrust oneself in; to come or enter without invitation, permission, or welcome; to encroach; to trespass.
2. To force in.

## Etymology
From Latin intrudere, from in- + trudere (“to thrust”).

## Easily confused with
- **intruder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/intrude-vs-intruder)
- **include** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/include-vs-intrude)
- **interlude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interlude-vs-intrude)

## Common misspellings (10)
`inntrude`, `inrtude`, `intrdue`, `intrrude`, `intrudde`, `intrued`, `inttrude`, `inturde`, `itnrude`, `nitrude`

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