abides

/əˈbaɪds/

//əˈbaɪds// verb

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"abides" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“abides” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,748. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#49,748
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - third-person singular simple present indicative of abide

Corpus desk

Index EN-abides · abides · English

abides · rank #49,748 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #49,748
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH abducting

Nearest frequency peer: abducting (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “abides”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “abides” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

abides vs AIDS
0% similar
abides vs aide
67% similar
abides vs aside
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for abides
PropertyValue
Headwordabides
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/əˈbaɪds/
Letters6
Frequency rank#49,748
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “abides”

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

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “abducting” (#49,747), “accelerometer” (#49,750), “acrimonious” (#49,751). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “abides” is #49,748. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around abides (IPA /əˈbaɪds/), averb. Corpus frequency is #49,748 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "third-person singular simple present indicative of abide".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for abides, with forms such as "abbides", "abdies", and "abiddes". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "AIDS", "aide", "aside", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is abides, spelled A-B-I-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    third-person singular simple present indicative of abide

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abbides
  • abdies
  • abiddes
  • abidess
  • abidse
  • abieds
  • aibdes
  • baides

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of abides - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abbides1abdies2abiddes1abidess1abidse2abieds2aibdes2baides2
Edit distance from "abides"

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 "abides"?
"abides" is spelled A-B-I-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈbaɪds/.
What does "abides" mean?
As a verb, "abides" means: third-person singular simple present indicative of abide
What words are commonly confused with "abides"?
"abides" is commonly confused with "AIDS", "aide", "aside". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "abides"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "abides" is /əˈbaɪds/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "abides" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

adverb#49,754Almaty#49,760Ashoka#49,766Willey#49,725

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

wordy8 variantsAurelia8 variantswhorl8 variantsBamako8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list