sidecar
/ˈsaɪdkɑɹ/noun
sidecar is spelled S-I-D-E-C-A-R: 7 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sidecar means “A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sidecar is sidecars.
How many letters and syllables are in sidecar?
| Letters | 7: S-I-D-E-C-A-R |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 50,539th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
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).
How common is sidecar?
Sidecar appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 50,539th 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 sidecar?
- /ˈsaɪdkɑɹ/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Flame,_not_lame-sidecar.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-sidecar.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of sidecar
- sidecars plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sidecar mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A one-wheeled attachment to the side of a motorcycle to allow for a separate seat for a passenger or cargo space.
- 2
A cocktail made with cognac (or brandy), triple sec liqueur, and lemon juice.
- 3
A software component that runs in a separate process from the rest of the software, to provide isolation and encapsulation.
Using generic sidecars for multiple microservices may introduce functionality overhead.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sidecar in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense one-wheeled attachment to a motorcycle:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | side-car, nacelle latérale |
| German | Beiwagen, Seitenwagen |
| Portuguese | side-car |
| Spanish | sidecar |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does sidecar come from?
From side + car.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).