# bedside vs beside

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bedside
*noun · IPA /ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/ · frequency rank #18,246*
A position at the side of one's bed.

### beside
*preposition · IPA /bɪˈsaɪd/ · frequency rank #5,190*
Next to; at the side of.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedside-vs-beside