# chloride

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklɔːˌɹaɪd/ · frequency rank #17,318

## Definitions
1. Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
2. Any binary compound of chlorine and another element or radical.
3. The anionic form of a chlorine atom.

## Etymology
From chlor(ine) + -ide, coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1812.

## Easily confused with
- **chlorine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chloride-vs-chlorine)
- **calorie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/calorie-vs-chloride)

## Common misspellings (12)
`cchloride`, `chhloride`, `chlloride`, `chloirde`, `chlordie`, `chloridde`, `chloried`, `chlorride`, `chlroide`, `cholride`, `clhoride`, `hcloride`

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