invade
/ɪnˈveɪd/verb
invade is spelled I-N-V-A-D-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, invade means “To move into” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in invade?
| Letters | 6: I-N-V-A-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.1 times per million words; the 12,764th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is invade?
Invade appears 4.1 times per million words in written English, the 12,764th 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 invade?
- /ɪnˈveɪd/
Invade 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: En-us-invade.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of invade
- invades present, singular, he/she/it
- invading participle, present
- invaded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does invade mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To move into.
Under some circumstances police are allowed to invade a person's privacy.
- 2
To enter by force, usually in order to conquer.
Argentinian troops invaded the Falkland Islands in 1982.
- 3
To infest or overrun.
The picnic was invaded by ants.
- 4
To attack; to infringe; to encroach on; to violate.
The king invaded the rights of the people.
- 5
To make an unwelcome or uninvited visit or appearance, usually with an intent to cause trouble or some other unpleasant situation.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Invade in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | envahir |
| German | eindringen, verletzen , überfallen, einmarschieren, einfallen |
| Portuguese | invadir , infestar |
| Spanish | invadir |
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 invade come from?
From Latin invādō (“enter, invade”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).