alongside
/əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/
"alongside" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“alongside” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #3,276 in English word frequency and used as an adverb.
- #3,276
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | alongside |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adverb |
| IPA | /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #3,276 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “alongside” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for alongside is 9 letters long, classified as an adverb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/. Corpus data places it at rank #3,276 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for alongside, with forms such as "allongside", "alnogside", and "alognside". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From along + side; compare alongsides. The correct English form is alongside, spelled A-L-O-N-G-S-I-D-E.
Definition
- 1Along the side; by the side; side by side; abreast.
Etymology
From along + side; compare alongsides.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: allongside,alnogside,alognside,alonggside,alongisde,alongsdie,alongsidde,alongsied,alongsside,alonngside,alonsgide,aolngside,laongside
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of alongside - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Using “alongside”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-O-N-G-S-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /əˌlɒŋˈsaɪd/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.