# beside vs besides

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### besides
*preposition · IPA /bɪˈsaɪdz/ · frequency rank #2,328*
In addition to.

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