# abide vs aside

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### abide
*verb · IPA /əˈbaɪd/ · frequency rank #13,084*
To endure without yielding; to withstand.

### aside
*adverb · IPA /əˈsaɪd/ · frequency rank #2,513*
To or on one side so as to be out of the way.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abide-vs-aside