tides

noun

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"tides" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“tides” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,719. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#15,719
frequency rank, English
3,151
“T” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of tide

Corpus desk

Index EN-tides · tides · English

tides · rank #15,719 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #15,719
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,151
  • PHOTO-FINISH throttle

Nearest frequency peer: throttle (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “tides”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “tides” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

tides vs tie
60% similar
tides vs time
60% similar
tides vs tips
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for tides
PropertyValue
Headwordtides
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#15,719
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “tides”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).tideslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “throttle” (#15,718), “trendy” (#15,720), “thatcher” (#15,717). Among 3,151 “T” headwords, “tides” is #15,719. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around tides, anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,719 among 3,151 “T” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of tide".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for tides, with forms such as "itdes", "tdies", and "tiddes". 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 20 confusable-pair relationships, "tie", "time", "tips", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is tides, spelled T-I-D-E-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of tide

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how tides appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Yet the tides of war do not wait, and General Lee had come to the capital to try and shape their future course. http://books.google.com/books?vid=ISBN0618485384&id=nSnw3YPGN-0C&pg=PA1&lpg=PA1&dq=%2522tides+of+war%2522&sig=hL4OXMUcIxma5nAXSP7YuJaEQsQ

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • itdes
  • tdies
  • tiddes
  • tidess
  • tidse
  • tieds
  • ttides

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of tides - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

itdes2tdies2tiddes1tidess1tidse2tieds2ttides1
Edit distance from "tides"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "tides"?
"tides" is spelled T-I-D-E-S.
What does "tides" mean?
As a noun, "tides" means: plural of tide
What words are commonly confused with "tides"?
"tides" is commonly confused with "tie", "time", "tips". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What language does "tides" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "tides", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

taboo#15,715swung#15,714sinks#15,701shire#15,700

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Ramos7 variantspollen7 variantsmanned7 variantsleash7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list