- Aid vs. Aide: How to Choose the Right Word - ThoughtCo
The homophones aid vs aide are often confused Though they both have to do with helping, these words have different meanings
- Aid vs. Aide - Difference, Meaning Examples - GRAMMARIST
An aide is an assistant or helper The word is always a noun and refers to a person who is tasked as a source of assistance Aid is a noun referring to (1) assistance or (2) something that assists (e g , a hearing aid or a visual aid), and it’s also a verb meaning to assist Some dictionaries list aid as a variant of aide, but the words are generally kept separate in edited writing
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