# rider

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪ.də(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #6,957

## Definitions
1. A mounted person.
2. A mounted person.
3. A mounted person.
4. A mounted person.
5. A mounted person.
6. A mounted person.
7. A mounted person.
8. A mounted person.
9. A mounted person.
10. A mounted person.
11. An addition, supplement.
12. An addition, supplement.
13. An addition, supplement.
14. An addition, supplement.
15. An addition, supplement.
16. Technical senses.
17. Technical senses.
18. Technical senses.
19. Technical senses.
20. Technical senses.
21. Technical senses.

## Etymology
From Middle English ryder, ridere, from Late Old English rīdere (“rider, knight”). Compare Dutch rijder, German Reiter. By surface analysis, ride + -er.

## Easily confused with
- **rise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rise)
- **rude** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rude)
- **rode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rode)
- **ripe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-ripe)
- **rite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rite)
- **rife** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rife)
- **Ryde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-ryde)
- **river** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-river)
- **roger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-roger)
- **ridge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-ridge)
- **rises** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rises)
- **rides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rides)
- **Riley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-riley)
- **risen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-risen)
- **ruler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-ruler)
- **rover** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rover)
- **ryder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-ryder)
- **rodeo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rodeo)
- **rites** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rites)
- **rower** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rider-vs-rower)

## Common misspellings (7)
`irder`, `rdier`, `ridder`, `riderr`, `ridre`, `riedr`, `rrider`

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