# oxide

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒksaɪd/ · frequency rank #11,929

## Definitions
1. A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another chemical element.

## Etymology
Archaic French oxide (now oxyde), from a blend of ox(ygene) and (ac)ide, coined by G. de Morveau and A. Lavoisier. By surface analysis, ox- + -ide.

## Easily confused with
- **ode** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ode-vs-oxide)
- **olde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olde-vs-oxide)
- **Opie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/opie-vs-oxide)
- **Ovid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ovid-vs-oxide)
- **olive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olive-vs-oxide)
- **onside** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/onside-vs-oxide)
- **oxidase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oxidase-vs-oxide)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oixde`, `oxdie`, `oxidde`, `oxied`, `oxxide`, `xoide`

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