# Eid

> English word · Noun · IPA /iːd/ · frequency rank #20,910

## Definitions
1. Any of various Muslim religious festivals.

## Etymology
From Arabic عِيد (ʕīd, “feast, holiday, festival”) via Persian عید ('eyd), ultimately from Classical Syriac ܥܐܕܐ.

## Easily confused with
- **ex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-ex)
- **et** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-et)
- **EU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-eu)
- **em** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-em)
- **el** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-el)
- **en** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-en)
- **er** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-er)
- **EP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-ep)
- **ES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-es)
- **EV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-ev)
- **ew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-ew)
- **ey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-ey)
- **ez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-ez)
- **Ek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-ek)
- **eo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-eo)
- **EJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-ej)
- **end** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-end)
- **eye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-eye)
- **era** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-era)
- **eve** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eid-vs-eve)

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