lidded

adj

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

The verdict

“lidded” is uncommon English (frequency #79,706 among 2,297 “L” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#79,706
frequency rank, English
2,297
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Having a cover like a lid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lidded · lidded · English

lidded · rank #79,706 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #79,706
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,297
  • PHOTO-FINISH liberalize

Nearest frequency peer: liberalize (-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 “lidded”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for lidded
PropertyValue
Headwordlidded
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
Letters6
Frequency rank#79,706
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “lidded” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).liddedfalls 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: “liberalize” (#79,705), “Liew” (#79,707), “liman” (#79,708). Among 2,297 “L” headwords, “lidded” is #79,706. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lidded is uncommon English at frequency #79,706 among 2,297 “L” headwords, classed as anadjective. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for lidded, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is lidded, spelled L-I-D-D-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Having a cover like a lid.
  2. 2
    Having a certain type of eyelids

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how lidded appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The lidded box was much more useful than the one without the cover which allowed all the dust in.
  2. Nowadays, coal is no longer king - biomass is! In October 2017, GB Railfreight began running trains from Liverpool Docks to Drax power station via the Calder Valley, using a fleet of specially-built, high-capacity lidded wagons.

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 "lidded"?
"lidded" is spelled L-I-D-D-E-D.
What does "lidded" mean?
As an adjective, "lidded" means: Having a cover like a lid.
What language does "lidded" come from?
"lidded" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list