pled
/plɛd/verb
pled is spelled P-L-E-D: 4 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). People search “plead vs pled” about 1,300 times a month (Google, United States). As a verb, pled means “simple past and past participle of plead” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pled?
| Letters | 4: P-L-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 40,267th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Pairs people 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); Bing searches in the United States: the average month from September 2025 to August 2026 (Microsoft Advertising keyword data through DataForSEO, read September 30, 2026).
How common is pled?
Pled appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 40,267th 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 pled?
- /plɛd/
Pled 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: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Pvanp7-pled.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pled.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-pled.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pled
Word pairs people search, with the monthly searches for “a vs b” (G: Google, B: Bing, United States).
Sources: Google and Bing searches (September 2025 to August 2026, through DataForSEO); English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pled
- pleaded
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pled mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
CanadaScotlandUSsimple past and past participle of plead
When the indictment was read over, and the Jury sworn in, the prisoner pled guilty.
noun
- 1
Initialism of polymer light-emitting diode.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pled come from?
From Middle English pladde (preterite) and pladd (past participle) of Middle English pleden (“to plead”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).