seduce
/sɪˈd(j)uːs/verb
seduce is spelled S-E-D-U-C-E: 6 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, seduce means “To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in seduce?
| Letters | 6: S-E-D-U-C-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,209th 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 seduce?
Seduce appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,209th 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 seduce?
- UK /sɪˈdjuːs/
- US /sɪˈd(j)uːs/
Seduce 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: En-uk-seduce.ogg, En-us-seduce.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with seduce?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as seduce from its last stressed vowel (/us/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: deuces.
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 seduce
- seduces present, singular, he/she/it
- seducing participle, present
- seduced participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seduce mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To beguile or lure (someone) away from duty, accepted principles, or proper conduct; to lead astray.
- 2
To entice or induce (someone) to engage in a sexual relationship.
- 3
To have sexual intercourse with.
He had repeatedly seduced the girl in his car, hotels and his home.
- 4
To win over or attract.
He was seduced by the bright lights and glamour of the city.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seduce in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séduire |
| German | verführen , verleiten |
| Portuguese | seduzir |
| Spanish | seducir, llevar al huerto, llevarse al huerto |
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 seduce come from?
Borrowed from Latin sēdūcō (“to lead apart or astray”), from sē- (“aside, away, astray”) + dūcō (“to lead”); see duct. Compare adduce, conduce, deduce, etc. and Middle English seduct.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).