# skids vs slides

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### skids
*noun · IPA /skɪdz/ · frequency rank #40,894*
plural of skid

### slides
*verb · IPA /slaɪdz/ · frequency rank #9,959*
third-person singular simple present indicative of slide

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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