seclude
/səˈkluːd/verb
seclude is spelled S-E-C-L-U-D-E: 7 letters and 2 syllables. It appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, seclude means “To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in seclude?
| Letters | 7: S-E-C-L-U-D-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 20 million words; the 134,976th 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 seclude?
Seclude appears about once in every 20 million words in written English, the 134,976th 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 seclude?
- /səˈkluːd/
Seclude 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-seclude.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of seclude
- secludes present, singular, he/she/it
- secluding participle, present
- secluded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seclude mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To shut off or keep apart, as from company, society, etc.; withdraw (oneself) from society or into solitude.
- 2
To shut or keep out; exclude; preclude.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seclude in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense (''transitive''):
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | secludir, secluir |
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 seclude come from?
From Latin secludo.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).