cider
/ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/
"cider" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cider” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #14,919 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,919
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 7
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
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 | cider |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #14,919 |
| Misspellings tracked | 7 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cider” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cider is 5 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,919 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for cider, with forms such as "ccider", "cdier", and "cidder". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "code", "cite", "cine", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *šikar- Hebrew שֵׁכָרder. Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera)bor. Medieval Latin sīcerader. Old French sidrebor. Middle English sider English cider From Middle English sider, cidre, sidre, from Old French cisdre, sidre (“beverage made… The correct English form is cider, spelled C-I-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
- 2This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.
- 3A non-alcoholic uncarbonated beverage consisting of the juice of early-harvest apples, usually unfiltered and still containing pulp; without pulp such a beverage is called apple juice.
- 4A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
- 5A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
- 6A cup, glass, or serving of any of these beverages.
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Semitic *šikar- Hebrew שֵׁכָרder. Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera)bor. Medieval Latin sīcerader. Old French sidrebor. Middle English sider English cider From Middle English sider, cidre, sidre, from Old French cisdre, sidre (“beverage made from fermented apples”), from Medieval Latin sīcera, from Ancient Greek σίκερα (síkera, “fermented liquor, strong drink”), from Hebrew שֵׁכָר (šēḵār, “liquor”). Doublet of cyser. Displaced native English apple wine.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ccider,cdier,cidder,ciderr,cidre,ciedr,icder
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cider - 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 “cider”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-I-D-E-R - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “code” - see the side-by-side comparison. cider vs code
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.