# bede vs bled

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### bede
*noun · IPA /biːd/ · frequency rank #43,050*
Prayer, request, supplication

### bled
*verb · IPA /ˈblɛd/ · frequency rank #22,011*
simple past and past participle of bleed

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bede-vs-bled