besides
/bɪˈsaɪdz/
"besides" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“besides” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #2,328. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #2,328
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In addition to.
Corpus desk
Index EN-besides · besides · English
besides · rank #2,328 · 10 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-COMMON #2,328
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH basically
Nearest frequency peer: basically (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “besides”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ah
ah
97,676 corpus weight
- authorities
authorities
97,675 corpus weight
- basically
basically
97,674 corpus weight
- besides
besides
97,673 corpus weight
- bird
bird
97,672 corpus weight
- blame
blame
97,671 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “besides” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | besides |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Preposition |
| IPA | /bɪˈsaɪdz/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #2,328 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “besides” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around besides (IPA /bɪˈsaɪdz/), apreposition. Corpus frequency is #2,328 among 4,121 “B” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for besides, with forms such as "bbesides", "beisdes", and "besdies". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "brides", "beside", "bedside", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English bisides (also bisiden), extension of biside, equivalent to beside + -s (adverbial suffix). The correct English form is besides, spelled B-E-S-I-D-E-S.
Definition
- 1In addition to.
- 2Other than; except for; instead of.
- 3Beside, next to.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how besides appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
During the whole time of his abode in the university he generally spent thirteen hours of the day in study; by which assiduity besides an exact dispatch of the whole course of philosophy, he read over in a manner all classic authors that are extant […]
I don't want to go anywhere besides India.
Etymology
From Middle English bisides (also bisiden), extension of biside, equivalent to beside + -s (adverbial suffix).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- bbesides
- beisdes
- besdies
- besiddes
- besidess
- besidse
- besieds
- bessides
- bseides
- ebsides
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of besides - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "besides", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
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- "besides" maps to 3 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "brides". View pair
- 10 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #2,328 among English headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
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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.