obtrude
/əbˈtɹuːd/verb
obtrude is spelled O-B-T-R-U-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, obtrude means “To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in obtrude?
| Letters | 7: O-B-T-R-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| 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 obtrude?
Obtrude appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd 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 obtrude?
- UK /əbˈtɹuːd/
- UK /ɒbˈtɹuːd/
Obtrude 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-obtrude1.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-obtrude2.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with obtrude?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as obtrude from its last stressed vowel (/ud/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: redoubt, doubter.
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 obtrude
- obtrudes present, singular, he/she/it
- obtruding participle, present
- obtruded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does obtrude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To proffer (something) by force; to impose (something) on someone or into some area.
- 2
To become apparent in an unwelcome way, to be forcibly imposed; to jut in, to intrude (on or into).
- 3
To impose (oneself) on others; to cut in.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Obtrude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense intransitive:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | empiéter, transparaître |
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 obtrude come from?
From Latin obtrūdō (“thrust off or against”), from ob- (“ob-”) + trūdō (“thrust”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).