ade
/ˈeɪd/
noun
Familiar
1.n.a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
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ade and aid are homophones: they are pronounced identically and spelled differently, which is why they are so often swapped. ade means “a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice”. aid means “a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do”. aid is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈeɪd/
1.n.a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
/ˈeɪd/
1.n.a person or thing that is a resource that helps make something easier or possible to do
“visual aids in teaching”
2.n.the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose
“he gave me an assist with the housework”
3.n.gift of money or other material help to support a person or cause
“economic assistance to depressed areas”
| ade | aid | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈeɪd/ | /ˈeɪd/ |
| Said | ayd | ayd |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 3 | 3 |
| Parts of speech | noun | noun, verb |
| Senses | 1 | 6 |
| How common | Familiar | Common |
| Synonyms | fruit drink | assistance, help |