caird
"caird" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“caird” is uncommon English (frequency #76,612 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,612
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A travelling tinker or a tramp.
Corpus desk
Index EN-caird · caird · English
caird · rank #76,612 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #76,612
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH cadherin
Nearest frequency peer: cadherin (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
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.
Long-tail ranks near “caird”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- burdon
burdon
23,393 corpus weight
- buttonhole
buttonhole
23,392 corpus weight
- cadherin
cadherin
23,390 corpus weight
- caird
caird
23,389 corpus weight
- caking
caking
23,388 corpus weight
- caned
caned
23,385 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “caird” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | caird |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #76,612 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “caird” in English
Rare enough to double-check
caird is uncommon English at frequency #76,612 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A travelling tinker or a tramp.".
Zero misspellings are on record for caird in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Irish ceard (“a tinker”). The correct English form is caird, spelled C-A-I-R-D.
Definition
- 1A travelling tinker or a tramp.
Etymology
From Irish ceard (“a tinker”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).