# aides vs aimed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### aides
*noun · IPA /eɪdz/ · frequency rank #16,840*
plural of aide

### aimed
*verb · IPA /eɪmd/ · frequency rank #4,650*
simple past and past participle of aim

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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