# cider

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsaɪ̯.dɚ/ · frequency rank #14,919

## Definitions
1. An alcoholic, often sparkling (carbonated) beverage made from fermented apples.
2. This or any similar alcoholic drink made from similar fruit, such as pears.
3. A 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.
4. A non-alcoholic carbonated beverage made from apples or pears.
5. A non-alcoholic, lemon-lime flavored carbonated beverage.
6. A 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.

## Easily confused with
- **code** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-code)
- **cite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-cite)
- **cine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-cine)
- **cover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-cover)
- **cited** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-cited)
- **Codes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-codes)
- **cites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-cites)
- **coded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-coded)
- **cigar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-cigar)
- **codex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-codex)
- **comer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-comer)
- **coker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-coker)
- **coder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-coder)
- **codec** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-codec)
- **cower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-cower)
- **cipher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-cipher)
- **cinder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cider-vs-cinder)
- **CID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cid-vs-cider)
- **CDR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cdr-vs-cider)
- **Cher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cher-vs-cider)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ccider`, `cdier`, `cidder`, `ciderr`, `cidre`, `ciedr`, `icder`

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