aider
\e.de\
The verdict
“aider” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #664. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #664
- frequency rank, French
- 6,727
- “A” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Faciliter l’accomplissement d’une action.
Corpus desk
Index FR-aider · aider · French
aider · rank #664 · 6 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-CORE #664
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 6,727
- PHOTO-FINISH troisième
Nearest frequency peer: troisième (-1 rank slots)
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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “aider”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- sauf
sauf
99,340 corpus weight
- source
source
99,339 corpus weight
- troisième
troisième
99,338 corpus weight
- aider
aider
99,337 corpus weight
- ami
ami
99,336 corpus weight
- B
B
99,335 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “aider” sits against the nearest ranked French headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aider |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Verb |
| IPA | \e.de\ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #664 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aider” sits in French frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around aider (IPA \e.de\), averb. Corpus frequency is #664 among 6,727 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for aider, with forms such as "adier", "aidder", and "aiderr". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "air", "aïe", "aimé", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is aider, spelled A-I-D-E-R.
Definition
- 1Faciliter l’accomplissement d’une action.
- 2Faciliter l’accomplissement d’une action accomplie par quelqu’un.
- 3(transitif direct) Secourir, améliorer la condition de quelqu’un.
- 4Peut aussi s’employer pour des choses.
- 5Utiliser, se servir de.
- 6Appuyer l'action d'un autre.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how aider appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Les carnitines aident au transport des acides gras à longue chaîne du cytoplasme aux mitochondries, ce qui peut augmenter la production d'énergie dans les cellules et combattre la fatigue.
Aussi, lorsque, après avoir franchi une porte vitrée immense, donnant sur un vestibule un peu moins vaste que le Square du temple, nous nous engageâmes dans un large escalier aux marches déclives, usées et traîtresses, mais qu’une rampe remarquablement ciselée aidait à gravir sans péril, je me contentai, toujours prudent, d’admirer l’élégante rampe en sil…
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- adier
- aidder
- aiderr
- aidre
- aiedr
- iader
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aider - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar French words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "aider", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).
What to do next
You've looked up "aider". Here's where to go from here.
- "aider" maps to 20 confusable pairs in this vintage; the highest-scored is "air". View pair
- 6 edit-distance misspelling variants are generated for spell-check research on this headword. See variants
- Usage frequency rank #664 among French headwords in this corpus. Corpus statistics
- Browse more French words in the "A" letter cohort. A–Z browse
PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.
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.