# aide

> English word · Noun · IPA /eɪd/ · frequency rank #11,335

## Definitions
1. An assistant.
2. An officer who acts as assistant to a more senior one; an aide-de-camp.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French aide ("aid; assistant", as in aide-de-camp (“field assistant”)). More at aid.

## Easily confused with
- **and** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-and)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-are)
- **air** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-air)
- **aim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-aim)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ate)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-aye)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-axe)
- **ale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ale)
- **AMD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-amd)
- **ape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ape)
- **ain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ain)
- **aud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-aud)
- **ard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ard)
- **AIS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ais)
- **ASD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-asd)
- **AmE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ame)
- **ait** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ait)
- **ake** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aide-vs-ake)

## Common misspellings (3)
`adie`, `aied`, `iade`

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