pledged

/plɛd͡ʒd/

//plɛd͡ʒd// verb

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"pledged" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pledged” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,299. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,299
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
7
confusable pairs

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

Corpus desk

Index EN-pledged · pledged · English

pledged · rank #12,299 · 11 variants · 7 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,299
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 7 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH plausible

Nearest frequency peer: plausible (-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 “pledged”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pledged” 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).

pledged vs plugged
71% similar
pledged vs plunged
71% similar
pledged vs pledge
86% similar

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

Key facts for pledged
PropertyValue
Headwordpledged
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/plɛd͡ʒd/
Letters7
Frequency rank#12,299
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs7
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pledged”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).pledgedlands 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 “plausible” (#12,298), “polymer” (#12,301), “pillar” (#12,296). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pledged” is #12,299. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around pledged (IPA /plɛd͡ʒd/), averb. Corpus frequency is #12,299 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "simple past and past participle of pledge".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for pledged, with forms such as "lpedged", "peldged", and "pldeged". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 7 confusable-pair relationships, "plugged", "plunged", "pledge", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is pledged, spelled P-L-E-D-G-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of pledge

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpedged
  • peldged
  • pldeged
  • pleddged
  • pledegd
  • pledgde
  • pledgedd
  • pledgged
  • plegded
  • plledged
  • ppledged

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

lpedged2peldged2pldeged2pleddged1pledegd2pledgde2pledgedd1pledgged1
Edit distance from "pledged"

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 "pledged"?
"pledged" is spelled P-L-E-D-G-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /plɛd͡ʒd/.
What does "pledged" mean?
As a verb, "pledged" means: simple past and past participle of pledge
What words are commonly confused with "pledged"?
"pledged" is commonly confused with "plugged", "plunged", "pledge". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pledged"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pledged" is /plɛd͡ʒd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pledged" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

polymer#12,301retains#12,314revived#12,315scarlet#12,320

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

sensing11 variantsthanked11 variantsHawkins11 variantsallergies11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list