abid

verb

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

The verdict

“abid” is uncommon English (frequency #72,058 among 3,931 “A” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#72,058
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of abide

Corpus desk

Index EN-abid · abid · English

abid · rank #72,058 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #72,058
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH abbreviate

Nearest frequency peer: abbreviate (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “abid”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “abid” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for abid
PropertyValue
Headwordabid
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters4
Frequency rank#72,058
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “abid” in English

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “abbreviate” (#72,057), “abies” (#72,059), “aarti” (#72,056). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “abid” is #72,058. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

abid is uncommon English at frequency #72,058 among 3,931 “A” headwords, classed as averb. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "abid", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Yomi#72,044Amun#72,081woos#72,034Awan#72,103

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list