# aide vs aided

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aide
*noun · IPA /eɪd/ · frequency rank #11,335*
An assistant.

### aided
*verb · IPA /ˈeɪ.dɪd/ · frequency rank #10,481*
simple past and past participle of aid

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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