intruder
/ɪnˈtɹuː.də(ɹ)/noun
intruder is spelled I-N-T-R-U-D-E-R: 8 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, intruder means “Someone who intrudes” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of intruder is intruders.
How many letters and syllables are in intruder?
| Letters | 8: I-N-T-R-U-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.3 times per million words; the 17,813th 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 intruder?
Intruder appears 2.3 times per million words in written English, the 17,813th 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 intruder?
- Canada /ənˈtɹudɚ/
- UK /ɪnˈtɹuː.də(ɹ)/
Intruder has 3 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-intruder.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with intruder?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as intruder from its last stressed vowel (/udə/, British pronunciation):
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 intruder
- intruders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does intruder mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
Someone who intrudes.
All intruders will be shot!
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Intruder in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense someone who intrudes:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | intrus, importun |
| German | Eindringling |
| Portuguese | intruso |
| Spanish | intruso, intrusa, intrusete |
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 intruder come from?
From intrude + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).