# Medicaid

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈmɛdɪˌkeɪd/ · frequency rank #10,577

## Definitions
1. US government system for providing medical assistance to persons unable to afford medical treatments.

## Etymology
Blend of medical + aid.

## Easily confused with
- **Medici** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medicaid-vs-medici)
- **medical** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medicaid-vs-medical)
- **medicare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/medicaid-vs-medicare)

## Common misspellings (11)
`emdicaid`, `mdeicaid`, `medciaid`, `meddicaid`, `mediacid`, `medicadi`, `medicaidd`, `mediccaid`, `mediciad`, `meidcaid`, `mmedicaid`

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