# sidewalk vs sideways

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### sidewalk
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪdwɔːk/ · frequency rank #11,605*
A paved footpath located at the side of a road, for the use of pedestrians.

### sideways
*noun · IPA /ˈsaɪdweɪz/ · frequency rank #14,217*
plural of sideway

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