# adhere

> English word · Verb · IPA /ædˈhɪə/ · frequency rank #13,452

## Definitions
1. To stick fast or cleave, as a glutinous substance does; to become joined or united.
2. To be attached or devoted by personal union, in belief, on principle, etc.
3. To be consistent or coherent; to be in accordance; to agree.
4. To fasten by adhesion.
5. To affirm a judgment.

## Etymology
From Middle English *adheren (suggested by Middle English adherande (“adhering, adherent”, present participle)), from Latin adhaerēre, adhaesum: ad (“to”) + haerēre (“to stick”). Compare French adhérer.

## Easily confused with
- **adore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-adore)
- **Adler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-adler)
- **Asher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-asher)
- **admire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-admire)
- **ashore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-ashore)
- **advert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-advert)
- **adverb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-adverb)
- **adverse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-adverse)
- **adherent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adhere-vs-adherent)
- **Adele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adhere)
- **adder** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adder-vs-adhere)

## Common misspellings (8)
`addhere`, `adehre`, `adheer`, `adherre`, `adhhere`, `adhree`, `ahdere`, `dahere`

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