# sided vs sped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sided
*verb · IPA /ˈsaɪdɪd/ · frequency rank #7,848*
simple past and past participle of side

### sped
*verb · IPA /spɛd/ · frequency rank #20,782*
simple past and past participle of speed

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