paved
/peɪvd/adjective, verb
paved is spelled P-A-V-E-D: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, paved means “Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in paved?
| Letters | 5: P-A-V-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | 4.2 times per million words; the 12,578th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is paved?
Paved appears 4.2 times per million words in written English, the 12,578th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce paved?
- /peɪvd/
Paved has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-paved.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What does paved mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
- 2
Laid out or made, as intentions, desires, plans, etc.
The road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of pave
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of pavé
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Paved in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense covered in pavement:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | asphaltiert |
| Portuguese | pavimentado |
| Spanish | asfaltado, enlosado |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does paved come from?
From Middle English paved, ypavyd, equivalent to pave + -ed.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).