# Calder

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,307

## Definitions
1. A number of rivers:
2. A number of rivers:
3. A number of rivers:
4. A number of rivers:
5. A number of rivers:
6. A number of rivers:
7. A number of rivers:
8. A number of rivers:
9. A number of rivers:
10. A number of other places:
11. A number of other places:
12. A number of other places:
13. A number of other places:
14. A number of other places:
15. A number of other places:
16. A surname.

## Etymology
From Cumbric *caled (“hard”) + *duvr (“water”)

## Easily confused with
- **cater** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-cater)
- **Caleb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-caleb)
- **cider** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-cider)
- **caper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-caper)
- **carer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-carer)
- **coder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-coder)
- **called** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-called)
- **career** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-career)
- **cancer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-cancer)
- **Carter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-carter)
- **caller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-caller)
- **Camden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-camden)
- **carver** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-carver)
- **calves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-calves)
- **calmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-calmed)
- **camper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-camper)
- **Casper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-casper)
- **caster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-caster)
- **calmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-calmer)
- **cinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calder-vs-cinder)

## Common misspellings (9)
`aclder`, `cadler`, `caldder`, `calderr`, `caldre`, `caledr`, `callder`, `ccalder`, `clader`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/calder