chided

/ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪd/

//ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪd// verb

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"chided" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“chided” is uncommon English (frequency #57,937 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#57,937
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of chide

Corpus desk

Index EN-chided · chided · English

chided · rank #57,937 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #57,937
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH Cheong

Nearest frequency peer: Cheong (-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 “chided”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “chided” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for chided
PropertyValue
Headwordchided
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#57,937
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “chided” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).chidedfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Cheong” (#57,936), “Chippendale” (#57,938), “chaplaincy” (#57,935). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “chided” is #57,937. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

chided is uncommon English at frequency #57,937 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "simple past and past participle of chide".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for chided, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is chided, spelled C-H-I-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of chide

Synonyms

chidchodechidchidden

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "chided"?
"chided" is spelled C-H-I-D-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪd/.
What does "chided" mean?
As a verb, "chided" means: simple past and past participle of chide
How do you pronounce "chided"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "chided" is /ˈt͡ʃaɪdɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "chided" come from?
"chided" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "chided", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Cheong#57,936Cardin#57,922Cadmus#57,918buzzes#57,916

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list