Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sid

/sɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.57 in modern English

Syllables: sid
IPA: /sɪd/

4

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

name

A short form of the male given names Sidney and Siddhartha.

name

Alternative form of Syd (“unisex given name”).

name

A minor river in East Devon, England, which flows into the English Channel at Sidmouth.

noun

Slang; Uncountable

noun

Abbreviation of security identifier.

noun

Sound Interface Device, a sound chip used in some early computers.

noun

Initialism of standard instrument departure.

adv

once a day, such as for the administration of medication. From Latin semel in die.

Example Sentences

"If the call to this function fails, you can assume the SID was invalid — even if it's a well-known SID."

Etymology

Shortened from sidiki or sidiqi.

Usage

Inflected Forms

SIDs (plural)

Rhymes With

did kid mid id rid bid madrid grid amid lid hid forbid

Questions

How do you pronounce sid?: The recorded pronunciation is /sɪd/.
What does sid mean?: A short form of the male given names Sidney and Siddhartha.
Where does sid come from?: Shortened from sidiki or sidiqi.

How to pronounce sid

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