occlude
/əˈkluːd/verb
occlude is spelled O-C-C-L-U-D-E: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, occlude means “To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.)” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in occlude?
| Letters | 7: O-C-C-L-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 16 million words; the 119,826th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is occlude?
Occlude appears about once in every 16 million words in written English, the 119,826th 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 occlude?
- /əˈkluːd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-occlude.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Naomi_Persephone_Amethyst_(NaomiAmethyst)-occlude.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of occlude
- occludes present, singular, he/she/it
- occluding participle, present
- occluded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does occlude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc.).
- 2
To absorb, as a gas by a metal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Occlude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense to obstruct, cover, or otherwise block (an opening, a portion of an image, etc:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | ocluir |
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 occlude come from?
Borrowed from Latin occlūdere, from ob (“before”) and claudere (“to shut”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).