caid
/kɑːˈiːd/
"caid" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“caid” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 4
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.
Corpus desk
Index EN-caid · caid · English
caid · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caid |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kɑːˈiːd/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “caid” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
caid is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /kɑːˈiːd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for caid, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”), probably through French caïd (or at least influenced by it in pronunciation). Doublet of alcaide and Alkaid. The correct English form is caid, spelled C-A-I-D.
Definition
- 1A local governor or leader, especially in North Africa or Moorish Spain; an alcaide.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how caid appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Having taken over the land, the caids procured labour for themselves by conscripting people for forced farm work, calling the practice a form of Touiza, which was a centuries-old practice of mutual help in the rural areas.
This results in frequent and severe conflicts which, if the provincial governor and the caid are unable to resolve them, are taken to the Ministry of the Interior in Rabat. The office of caid can be considered an extension of the province head.
Etymology
From Arabic قَائِد (qāʔid, “leader”), probably through French caïd (or at least influenced by it in pronunciation). Doublet of alcaide and Alkaid.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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