# bedside

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛdˌsaɪd/ · frequency rank #18,246

## Definitions
1. A position at the side of one's bed.
2. Any of the side panels of the bed of a truck.

## Etymology
From Middle English bedsyde, bedde syde (also as beddes side, beddes syde), equivalent to bed + -side. Compare German Bettseite (“bedside”).

## Easily confused with
- **beside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedside-vs-beside)
- **Bessie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedside-vs-bessie)
- **besides** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedside-vs-besides)
- **bedtime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bedside-vs-bedtime)
- **bayside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bayside-vs-bedside)

## Common misspellings (10)
`bbedside`, `bdeside`, `beddside`, `bedisde`, `bedsdie`, `bedsidde`, `bedsied`, `bedsside`, `besdide`, `ebdside`

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