seduction
/sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/noun
seduction is spelled S-E-D-U-C-T-I-O-N: 9 letters and 3 syllables. It appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, seduction means “The act of seducing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of seduction is seductions.
How many letters and syllables are in seduction?
| Letters | 9: S-E-D-U-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.7 times per million words; the 21,798th 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 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 seduction?
Seduction appears 1.7 times per million words in written English, the 21,798th 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 seduction?
- UK /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
- US /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/
Seduction has 3 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-seduction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with seduction?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as seduction from its last stressed vowel (/ʌkʃn/):
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 seduction
- seductions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does seduction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of seducing.
Douglas: Well done on passing the test, Jen... Yes, all those clumsy attempts at seduction. Don't tell me you couldn't see through them. They were a test to find out whether you really wanted to work for me or whether you just wanted to com
- 2
datedThe felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage.
- 3
A seductive aspect of something; appeal.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Seduction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense act of seducing:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | séduction |
| German | Verführung |
| Portuguese | sedução |
| Spanish | seducción |
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 seduction come from?
Borrowed from Middle French séduction, from Latin sēductiō, from sēdūcō. Equivalent to seduce + -tion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).