cedi
/ˈsiːdiː/
"cedi" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cedi” is uncommon English (frequency #99,087 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #99,087
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.
Corpus desk
Index EN-cedi · cedi · English
cedi · rank #99,087 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #99,087
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH celerity
Nearest frequency peer: celerity (+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 “cedi”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- casuarina
casuarina
922 corpus weight
- cathedra
cathedra
919 corpus weight
- cedi
cedi
914 corpus weight
- celerity
celerity
913 corpus weight
- chansons
chansons
910 corpus weight
- Cheam
Cheam
907 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “cedi” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cedi |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsiːdiː/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #99,087 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “cedi” in English
Rare enough to double-check
cedi is uncommon English at frequency #99,087 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈsiːdiː/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for cedi, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Ultimately from Fante Akan sedi (“cowrie shell”). The correct English form is cedi, spelled C-E-D-I.
Definition
- 1The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how cedi appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
A 25-year-old motorbike rider, Eric Sulley has been sentenced to a fine of 300 Ghana cedis for riding a motorbike without a helmet by the Akim Swedru Circuit Court presided by Mr Yaw Atta Sampong.
Etymology
Ultimately from Fante Akan sedi (“cowrie shell”).
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); 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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