# paved

> English word · Adjective · IPA /peɪvd/ · frequency rank #12,651

## Definitions
1. Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.
2. Laid out or made, as intentions, desires, plans, etc.

## Etymology
From Middle English paved, ypavyd, equivalent to pave + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **ped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-ped)
- **peed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-peed)
- **pied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-pied)
- **pled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-pled)
- **posed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-posed)
- **piled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-piled)
- **poked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-poked)
- **payer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-payer)
- **Pavel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-pavel)
- **piped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-piped)
- **payed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-payed)
- **plied** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-plied)
- **played** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-played)
- **placed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-placed)
- **proved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-proved)
- **prayed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-prayed)
- **peaked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-peaked)
- **plated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-plated)
- **phased** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paved-vs-phased)
- **pad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pad-vs-paved)

## Common misspellings (7)
`apved`, `paevd`, `pavde`, `pavedd`, `pavved`, `ppaved`, `pvaed`

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