sidelight
noun
sidelight is spelled S-I-D-E-L-I-G-H-T: 9 letters. It appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, sidelight means “A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of sidelight is sidelights.
How many letters and syllables are in sidelight?
| Letters | 9: S-I-D-E-L-I-G-H-T |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 12 million words; the 103,949th 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 sidelight?
Sidelight appears about once in every 12 million words in written English, the 103,949th 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).
Forms of sidelight
- sidelights plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sidelight mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A light found at the side of something; especially of a vehicle.
If it starts getting misty, put your sidelights on.
- 2
(nautical) Red and green navigation lights indicating each side of a ship for collision avoidance; red on the port (left) and green on the starboard.
- 3
A window found at one or both sides of a door.
- 4
A piece of incidental information that helps one understand a subject.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does sidelight come from?
From side + light.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).