sidle
sid·le/ˈsaɪdəl/verb, noun
sidle is spelled S-I-D-L-E: 5 letters and 2 syllables (sid·le). It appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, sidle means “To (cause something to) move sideways” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in sidle?
| Letters | 5: S-I-D-L-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: sid·le |
| In writing | about once in every 10 million words; the 94,827th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
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); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is sidle?
Sidle appears about once in every 10 million words in written English, the 94,827th 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 sidle?
- UK /ˈsaɪdl/
- US /ˈsaɪdəl/
Sidle has 2 syllables, split sid·le in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-uk-sidle.oga, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with sidle?
One word on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as sidle from its last stressed vowel (/aɪdəl/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: slide.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of sidle
- sidles present, singular, he/she/it, plural
- sidling participle, present
- sidled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does sidle mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
To (cause something to) move sideways.
- 2
In the intransitive sense often followed by up: to (cause something to) advance in a coy, furtive, or unobtrusive manner.
noun
- 1
A sideways movement.
- 2
A furtive advance.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Sidle in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | caminar de lado, andar de costado , aliar, estar con, salir sigilosamente, acercar |
| French | se faufiler |
| German | schleichen |
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 sidle come from?
The verb is from side + -le (frequentative suffix), possibly a back-formation from sideling (“in a sidelong direction; askew, obliquely”, adverb), treating that word as the present participle of sidle. The noun is derived from the verb.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).