# ridden vs rides

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### ridden
*verb · IPA /ˈɹɪd.n̩/ · frequency rank #12,671*
past participle of ride

### rides
*verb · IPA /ɹaɪdz/ · frequency rank #6,515*
third-person singular simple present indicative of ride

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