# PLA vs plead

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### PLA
*name · frequency rank #20,735*
Initialism of Port of London Authority.

### plead
*verb · IPA /pliːd/ · frequency rank #12,475*
To present (an argument or a plea), especially in a legal case.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pla-vs-plead