# slides vs strides

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### strides
*noun · frequency rank #19,477*
Trousers.

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