placed

/pleɪst/

//pleɪst// verb

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"placed" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“placed” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #1,491. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#1,491
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - simple past and past participle of place

Corpus desk

Index EN-placed · placed · English

placed · rank #1,491 · 9 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #1,491
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH opened

Nearest frequency peer: opened (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “placed”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “placed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

placed vs pled
67% similar
placed vs plane
67% similar
placed vs plate
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for placed
PropertyValue
Headwordplaced
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pleɪst/
Letters6
Frequency rank#1,491
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “placed”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).placedlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “opened” (#1,490), “powerful” (#1,492), “northern” (#1,489). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “placed” is #1,491. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around placed (IPA /pleɪst/), averb. Corpus frequency is #1,491 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of place".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for placed, with forms such as "lpaced", "palced", and "placced". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pled", "plane", "plate", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct English form is placed, spelled P-L-A-C-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of place

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpaced
  • palced
  • placced
  • placde
  • placedd
  • plaecd
  • plcaed
  • pllaced
  • pplaced

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of placed - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

lpaced2palced2placced1placde2placedd1plaecd2plcaed2pllaced1
Edit distance from "placed"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "placed"?
"placed" is spelled P-L-A-C-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /pleɪst/.
What does "placed" mean?
As a verb, "placed" means: simple past and past participle of place
What words are commonly confused with "placed"?
"placed" is commonly confused with "pled", "plane", "plate". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "placed"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "placed" is /pleɪst/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "placed" come from?
"placed" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "placed", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

opened#1,490mobile#1,488losing#1,487Robert#1,499

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

receive9 variantsscreen9 variantssigned9 variantsattempt9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list