cedi
/ˈsiːdiː/noun
cedi is spelled C-E-D-I: 4 letters. It appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, cedi means “The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of cedi is cedis.
How many letters and syllables are in cedi?
| Letters | 4: C-E-D-I |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 11 million words; the 99,289th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is cedi?
Cedi appears about once in every 11 million words in written English, the 99,289th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce cedi?
- /ˈsiːdiː/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-cedi.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with cedi?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as cedi.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dice, iced.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of cedi
- cedis plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does cedi mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The currency of Ghana, divided into 100 pesewas and represented by ₵.
noun
- 1
An ancient Indo-Aryan tribe of central South Asia whose existence is attested during the Iron Age.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Cedi in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense the currency of Ghana:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | cedi, cédi |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does cedi come from?
Ultimately from Fante Akan sedi (“cowrie shell”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).