caddis
/ˈkædɪs/noun
caddis is spelled C-A-D-D-I-S: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, caddis means “The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of caddis is caddises.
How many letters and syllables are in caddis?
| Letters | 6: C-A-D-D-I-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 102,771st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is caddis?
Caddis appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 102,771st 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 caddis?
- /ˈkædɪs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-caddis.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of caddis
- caddises plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does caddis mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The larva of a caddis fly. They generally live in cylindrical cases, open at each end, and covered externally with debris.
- 2
A rough woolen cloth; caddice.
- 3
A kind of worsted lace or ribbon.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does caddis come from?
Unknown. See dialect forms caddew, caddy, cad-bait.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).