allude

Questions about allude

What does allude mean?

allude means "make a more or less disguised reference to".

How many syllables are in allude?

allude has 2 syllables: al-lude. The stress falls on "lude". In IPA it is /əˈlud/.

What is another word for allude?

Close synonyms include touch, advert. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is allude a common word?

allude is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with allude?

6 words rhyme with allude. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.