# said

> English word · Verb · IPA /sɛd/ · frequency rank #100

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of say

## Etymology
From Middle English seide (preterite) and seid, iseid (past participle), from Old English sǣde, sæġde (preterite) and ġesæġd (past participle), equivalent to say + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **SI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-si)
- **SD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sd)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-say)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-saw)
- **six** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-six)
- **sir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sir)
- **san** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-san)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sit)
- **Sam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sam)
- **sat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sat)
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sin)
- **ski** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-ski)
- **SCI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sci)
- **SIM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sim)
- **sip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sip)
- **sis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sis)
- **sic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sic)
- **sap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sap)
- **Sid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sid)
- **sal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/said-vs-sal)

## Common misspellings (5)
`asid`, `sadi`, `saidd`, `siad`, `ssaid`

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