Which to use
“peed” is a noun and “pled” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,522
- “peed” frequency rank
- #40,395
- “pled” frequency rank
- 65917
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peed | pled |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonym of paedophile. | simple past and past participle of plead |
Letter map: peed vs pled
Shared letters muted; letters that set peed and pled apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: peed vs pled
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: peed is anoun and pledaverb. On the page they differ by a single letter - e in “peed” becomes l in “pled”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65917, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peed is recorded at frequency rank #25,522, classified as anoun. pled is at rank #40,395, tagged as averb, pronounced /plɛd/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 65917, this pair ranks #70,460 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peed vs pled
Shared letters: dep. Private to "peed": -. Private to "pled": l.
"peed" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "pled" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peed" and "pled" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peed" vs "pled" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "peed" vs "pled" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "peed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pled" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,460 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peed" and "pled" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pled vs plied". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #70,460 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.