# carbide

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɑː.baɪd/ · frequency rank #29,583

## Definitions
1. Any binary compound of carbon and a more electropositive element
2. The polyatomic ion C2−2, or any of its salts.
3. The monatomic ion C⁴⁻, or any of its salts.
4. A carbon-containing alloy or doping of a metal or semiconductor, such as steel.
5. Tungsten carbide.
6. trivial name for calcium carbide (CaC₂), used to produce acetylene in bicycle lamps in the early 1900s.

## Easily confused with
- **Carrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carbide-vs-carrie)
- **carmine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carbide-vs-carmine)
- **carbine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carbide-vs-carbine)
- **cabbie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabbie-vs-carbide)

## Common misspellings (10)
`acrbide`, `cabride`, `carbbide`, `carbdie`, `carbidde`, `carbied`, `caribde`, `carrbide`, `ccarbide`, `crabide`

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