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luddite

Lud·dite/ˈlʌ.daɪt/adjective, noun

luddite is spelled L-U-D-D-I-T-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables (Lud·dite). It appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, luddite means “Alternative letter-case form of Luddite” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

How many letters and syllables are in luddite?

Letters7: L-U-D-D-I-T-E
Syllables2: Lud·dite
In writingabout once in every 6 million words; the 71,529th most frequent word form
Wrong spellings searchednone 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 luddite?

Luddite appears about once in every 6 million words in written English, the 71,529th 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 luddite?

  • US /ˈlʌ.daɪt/
  • US [ˈlʌ.ɾaɪt]
  • Canada [ˈlʌ.ɾʌit]

Luddite has 2 syllables, split Lud·dite in writing.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-Luddite.ogg, En-ca-Luddite.opus, En-au-Luddite.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).

What rhymes with luddite?

No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as luddite (/ʌdaɪt/).

Spelled with the same letters in another order: diluted.

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 luddite

  • more luddite comparative
  • most luddite superlative
  • luddites plural

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

What does luddite mean?

The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).

adjective

  1. 1

    Alternative letter-case form of Luddite.

noun

as Luddite
  1. 1

    Any of a group of early-19th-century English textile workers who destroyed machinery because it would harm their livelihood.

  2. 2

    derogatorySomeone who opposes technological change.

  3. 3

    informalOne who lives among nature, forsaking technology.

noun

  1. 1

    Alternative letter-case form of Luddite.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

Luddite in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese

LanguageWords
Frenchluddite (19th-century textile worker who destroyed…), luddiste (one opposing technological change)
GermanLuddit, Maschinenstürmer, Maschinenstürmerin (19th-century textile worker who destroyed…)
Portugueseludista (19th-century textile worker who destroyed…)
Spanishludista, ludita, luddita (19th-century textile worker who destroyed…)

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 luddite come from?

Named after Ned Ludd, a legendary 18th century example, + -ite. The surname is uncommon and of uncertain origin, but compare Old English hlud (“loud, famous”).

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).

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