put aside

verb

"put-aside" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“put aside” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a verb - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
9
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, aside.

Key facts for put aside
PropertyValue
Headwordput aside
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
Letters9
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “put aside” sits in English frequency

put aside falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for put aside is 9 letters long, classified as a verb. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

put aside doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct English form is put aside, spelled P-U-T- -A-S-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, aside.
  2. 2
    To save or keep (something) to be used at a later time.
  3. 3
    To ignore or intentionally disregard (something), temporarily or permanently, so that more important things can occupy one's attention.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "put aside"?
"put aside" is spelled P-U-T- -A-S-I-D-E.
What does "put aside" mean?
As a verb, "put aside" means: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, aside.
What language does "put aside" come from?
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Using “put aside”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-U-T- -A-S-I-D-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list