aider
/ˈeɪdɚ/noun
aider is spelled A-I-D-E-R: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, aider means “A person who aids or assists” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of aider is aiders.
How many letters and syllables are in aider?
| Letters | 5: A-I-D-E-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 101,613th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Sounds like | |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; 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 aider?
Aider appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 101,613th 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 aider?
- UK /ˈeɪdə/
- US /ˈeɪdɚ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-aider.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with aider
Sounds like: Adur (Wiktionary's homophone list; some hold only in some accents).
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
What rhymes with aider?
8 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as aider from its last stressed vowel (/eɪdəɹ/):
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 aider
- aiders plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does aider mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A person who aids or assists.
- 2
A mountaineer's stirrup or étrier.
As I was switching my feet in my aiders, the hook popped.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does aider come from?
From aid + -er.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).