Cedric
/ˈsɛdɹɪk/
"cedric" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Cedric” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,033. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #26,033
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A male given name from Welsh.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Cedric |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈsɛdɹɪk/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #26,033 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Cedric” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around Cedric (IPA /ˈsɛdɹɪk/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,033 among 43,570 “C” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A male given name from Welsh.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Cedric, with forms such as "ccedric", "cderic", and "ceddric". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Celtic", "cleric", "citric", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”), in which case a doublet of Caradoc, Caradog, Caratacus, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty. Alternatively Scott based C… The correct English form is Cedric, spelled C-E-D-R-I-C.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Welsh.
Etymology
Invented by Walter Scott for Ivanhoe, possibly misread for Cerdic, name of a Saxon king, anglicized from Welsh caredig (“beloved”), in which case a doublet of Caradoc, Caradog, Caratacus, Craddock, Cradock, McCarthy, and McCarty. Alternatively Scott based Cedric on the Welsh name Cedrych (“spectacular bounty”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccedric
- cderic
- ceddric
- cedirc
- cedrci
- cedricc
- cedrric
- cerdic
- ecdric
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Cedric - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Using “Cedric”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-E-D-R-I-C - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsɛdɹɪk/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “Celtic” - see the side-by-side comparison. Cedric vs Celtic
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Same frequency band
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.