fid
/fɪd/noun, verb
fid is spelled F-I-D: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, fid means “A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the…” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of fid is fids.
How many letters and syllables are in fid?
| Letters | 3: F-I-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 5 million words; the 65,913th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is fid?
Fid appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 65,913th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce fid?
- /fɪd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-fid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with fid?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as fid.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dif.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of fid
- fids plural, present, singular, he/she/it
- fidding participle, present
- fidded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does fid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pointed tool without any sharp edges, used in weaving or knotwork to tighten and form up weaves or complex knots; used in sailing ships to open the strands of a rope before splicing.
- 2
A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, to support the weight of the topmast (on a ship).
- 3
A plug of oakum for the vent of a gun.
- 4
A small thick piece of anything.
- 5
A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
- 6
slangThe penis.
verb
- 1
To support a topmast using a fid.
noun
- 1
slangA British worker with the British Antarctic Survey.
noun
- 1
Initialism of functional iron deficiency.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).