asides

/əˈsaɪdz/

//əˈsaɪdz// noun

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

The verdict

“asides” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,071. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,071
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of aside

Corpus desk

Index EN-asides · asides · English

asides · rank #48,071 · 8 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,071
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ashburn

Nearest frequency peer: Ashburn (-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 “asides”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “asides” 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).

asides vs asses
67% similar
asides vs AIDS
0% similar
asides vs aide
67% similar

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

Key facts for asides
PropertyValue
Headwordasides
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˈsaɪdz/
Letters6
Frequency rank#48,071
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “asides”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).asideslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Ashburn” (#48,070), “aspergillus” (#48,072), “assistive” (#48,073). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “asides” is #48,071. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around asides (IPA /əˈsaɪdz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,071 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of aside".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for asides, with forms such as "aisdes", "asdies", and "asiddes". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "asses", "AIDS", "aide", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is asides, spelled A-S-I-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of aside

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aisdes
  • asdies
  • asiddes
  • asidess
  • asidse
  • asieds
  • assides
  • saides

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of asides - 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.

aisdes2asdies2asiddes1asidess1asidse2asieds2assides1saides2
Edit distance from "asides"

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 "asides"?
"asides" is spelled A-S-I-D-E-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˈsaɪdz/.
What does "asides" mean?
As a noun, "asides" means: plural of aside
What words are commonly confused with "asides"?
"asides" is commonly confused with "asses", "AIDS", "aide". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "asides"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "asides" is /əˈsaɪdz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "asides" come from?
"asides" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list