# abides vs aside

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### abides
*verb · IPA /əˈbaɪds/ · frequency rank #49,748*
third-person singular simple present indicative of abide

### 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: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abides-vs-aside