# placid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈplæs.ɪd/ · frequency rank #28,671

## Definitions
1. calm and quiet; peaceful; tranquil

## Etymology
From French placide, from Latin placidus (“peaceful, calm, placid”), from placeō (“please, satisfy”).

## Easily confused with
- **plain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placid-vs-plain)
- **plaid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placid-vs-plaid)
- **played** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placid-vs-played)
- **plated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placid-vs-plated)
- **placing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placid-vs-placing)
- **plasmid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placid-vs-plasmid)
- **paid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-placid)
- **place** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/place-vs-placid)
- **paced** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paced-vs-placid)
- **places** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/places-vs-placid)
- **placed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placed-vs-placid)
- **placer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placer-vs-placid)
- **placard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/placard-vs-placid)

## Common misspellings (9)
`lpacid`, `palcid`, `placcid`, `placdi`, `placidd`, `plaicd`, `plcaid`, `pllacid`, `pplacid`

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