ped
/pɛd/noun
ped is spelled P-E-D: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, ped means “A pedestrian” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of ped is peds.
How many letters and syllables are in ped?
| Letters | 3: P-E-D |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 35,748th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is ped?
Ped appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 35,748th 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 ped?
- /pɛd/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-au-ped.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with ped?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as ped.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: dep.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of ped
- peds plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does ped mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A pedestrian.
- 2
A pedestal.
- 3
slangA motorcycle.
- 4
rareslangA pedophile.
- 5
An aggregate of soil particles that forms a structural unit in soil.
- 6
obsoleteA basket; a hamper; a pannier.
noun
- 1
Initialism of platform edge door.
- 2
Initialism of porcine epidemic diarrhoea.
- 3
Initialism of personal electronic device, usually an electronic smartphone or other media- or game-playing device.
- 4
Initialism of performance-enhancing drug.
- 5
Initialism of parole eligibility date.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Ped in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| Spanish | droga deportiva, narcótico potenciador del desempeño, fármaco que embona el rendimiento |
| French | -pède |
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 ped come from?
Clipping of various words; motorcycle sense from earlier moped.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).