abid

verb

"abid" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“abid” is an uncommon English word, ranked #72,058 in English word frequency and used as a verb.

#72,058
frequency rank, English
4
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - simple past and past participle of abide

Key facts for abid
PropertyValue
Headwordabid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “abid” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). abid lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for abid is 4 letters long, classified as a verb. Corpus data places it at rank #72,058 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "simple past and past participle of abide".

Zero misspellings are on record for abid in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: See abide. The correct English form is abid, spelled A-B-I-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of abide

Etymology

See abide.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "abid"?
"abid" is spelled A-B-I-D.
What does "abid" mean?
As a verb, "abid" means: simple past and past participle of abide
What is the origin of the word "abid"?
See abide. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “abid”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-B-I-D - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list