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“spider” and “spyder” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #4,715
- “spider” frequency rank
- #42,916
- “spyder” frequency rank
- 47631
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | spider | spyder |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Any of various eight-legged, predatory arthropods, of the order Araneae, most of which spin webs to catch prey. | A lightweight, open-topped horse-drawn carriage. |
Letter map: spider vs spyder
Shared letters muted; letters that set spider and spyder apart highlighted. Shared run: 5. spider and spyder follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCVC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Corpus notes: spider and spyder
spider and spyder are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by a single letter - i in “spider” becomes y in “spyder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47631, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
spider is recorded at frequency rank #4,715, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈspaɪ̯də/. spyder is at rank #42,916, tagged as anoun.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 47631, this pair ranks #200,639 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of spider vs spyder
Shared letters: deprs. Private to "spider": i. Private to "spyder": y.
"spider" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC · "spyder" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "spider" and "spyder" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "spider" or "spyder"?
After this comparison
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- Full dictionary entry for "spider" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "spyder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #200,639 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "spider" and "spyder" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "shader vs spyder". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #200,639 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.