quid
/kwɪd/noun, verb
quid is spelled Q-U-I-D: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, quid means “The inherent nature of something” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of quid is quids.
How many letters and syllables are in quid?
| Letters | 4: Q-U-I-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 2.1 times per million words; the 19,077th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is quid?
Quid appears 2.1 times per million words in written English, the 19,077th 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 quid?
- /kwɪd/
- [kʰw̥ɪd̥]
Quid has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-quid.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of quid
- quids plural, rare, present, singular, he/she/it
- quidding participle, present
- quidded participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does quid mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The inherent nature of something.
- 2
USA member of a section of the Democratic-Republican Party between 1805 and 1811, following John Randolph of Roanoke. (From tertium quid.)
- 3
Paired with quo, in reference to the phrase quid pro quo (“this for that”): something offered in exchange for something else.
- 4
UKcolloquialPound (currency). (usually used with a whole number of pounds)
Seven quid for a toastie? Are you taking the mick?!
- 5
A sovereign or guinea, that is, a certain coin or amount of money.
- 6
CommonwealthIrelandcolloquialVarious national currencies typically known by the name "pound".
- 7
IrelandcolloquialEuro.
- 8
CommonwealthcolloquialrareDollar, dollars.
- 9
A piece of material for chewing, especially chewing tobacco.
- 10
UScolloquialThe act of chewing such tobacco.
verb
- 1
To chew tobacco.
- 2
To let food drop from the mouth whilst chewing.
noun
- 1
Acronym of quantitative ingredients declaration.
The QUID tells a customer the percentage of particular ingredients contained in a food product.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does quid come from?
Borrowed from Latin quid (“what, something”), neuter singular of quis (“who”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).