sides
[saɪdz]
The verdict
“sides” is uncommon German (frequency #76,170 among 107,600 “S” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #76,170
- frequency rank, German
- 107,600
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs side
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | sides |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | [saɪdz] |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #76,170 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “sides” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
sides is uncommon German at frequency #76,170 among 107,600 “S” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [saɪdz]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs side".
sides has no tracked misspelling variants, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is sides, spelled S-I-D-E-S.
Definition
- 13. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs side
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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “sides”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is S-I-D-E-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [saɪdz] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.