caddy

\ka.di\

/\ka.di\/ noun

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The verdict

“caddy” is uncommon French (frequency #64,996 among 8,609 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,996
frequency rank, French
8,609
“C” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante de caddie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-caddy · caddy · French

caddy · rank #64,996 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,996
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 8,609
  • PHOTO-FINISH calcules

Nearest frequency peer: calcules (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rangs de longue queue près de « caddy »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « caddy » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for caddy
PropertyValue
Headwordcaddy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ka.di\
Letters5
Frequency rank#64,996
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « caddy » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.caddytombe dans cette queue de rareté:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « calcules » (#64,997), « BVB » (#64,994), « califourchon » (#64,998). Parmi 8,609 lemmes en « C », « caddy » est au #64,996. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

caddy is uncommon French at frequency #64,996 among 8,609 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ka.di\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for caddy in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable French rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct French form is caddy, spelled C-A-D-D-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante de caddie.
  2. 2
    Voiturette pour le transport du matériel de golf et des golfeurs.
  3. 3
    Chariot de supermarché.
  4. 4
    Panier à provisions, monté sur roulettes.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how caddy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Un caddy électrique.
  2. Un après-midi, alors qu'il fait ses courses au centre commercial Leclerc, Georges dont l'attention est portée sur des après-rasages, tout en poussant son caddy, heurte une vendeuse accroupie qui range une étagère.

Synonyms

cadet

This word in other languages

shopping cart(English)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "caddy"?
"caddy" is spelled C-A-D-D-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \ka.di\.
What does "caddy" mean?
As a noun, "caddy" means: Variante de caddie.
How do you pronounce "caddy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "caddy" is \ka.di\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "caddy" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "caddy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

camée#65,003broch#64,986cassa#65,008cimer#65,022

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list