protrude
pro·trude/pɹəˈtɹud/verb
protrude is spelled P-R-O-T-R-U-D-E: 8 letters and 2 syllables (pro·trude). It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, protrude means “To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in protrude?
| Letters | 8: P-R-O-T-R-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: pro·trude |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 53,573rd 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; 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 protrude?
Protrude appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 53,573rd 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 protrude?
- UK /pɹəˈtɹuːd/
- US /pɹəˈtɹud/
- US /pɹoʊ-/
Protrude has 2 syllables, split pro·trude in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-protrude.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with protrude?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as protrude from its last stressed vowel (/ud/):
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 protrude
- protrudes present, singular, he/she/it
- protruding participle, present
- protruded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does protrude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To cause (something) to extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to cause (something) to project or stick out.
- 2
obsoleteTo thrust (someone or something) forward; to drive or force along.
- 3
obsoleteTo put forward (an opinion, etc.) in an overly assertive manner; to obtrude.
- 4
obsoleterareTo cause (something) to emerge.
- 5
To extend above, beyond, or from a boundary or surface; to bulge outward, to project, to stick out.
- 6
obsoleteTo emerge with some speed; to shoot out.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Protrude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | asomar , protruir, sobresalir |
| French | dépasser, saillir |
| German | herausragen, herausstehen, hervorkragen, hervorragen, hervorstechend, hervorstehen |
| Portuguese | protrair |
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 protrude come from?
Learned borrowing from Latin prōtrūdere, the present active infinitive of prōtrūdō (“to push or thrust forwards; to protrude”), from prō- (“prefix denoting a forward direction or movement”) (from Proto-Indo-European *pro- (“forward; toward”)) + trūdō (“to push, shove, thrust”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *trewd- (“to push, thrust”)).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).