plowed
/plaʊd/verb, adjective
plowed is spelled P-L-O-W-E-D: 6 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, plowed means “simple past and past participle of plow” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in plowed?
| Letters | 6: P-L-O-W-E-D |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 31,549th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in 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).
How common is plowed?
Plowed appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 31,549th 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 plowed?
- /plaʊd/
Plowed 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).
Words people confuse with plowed
Also written: ploughed.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of plowed
- more plowed comparative
- most plowed superlative
- ploughed
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does plowed mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
simple past and past participle of plow
adjective
- 1
Alternative form of ploughed (“turned over with the blade of a plow”).
- 2
Alternative form of ploughed (“well-trodden or well-researched”).
- 3
Alternative form of ploughed (“drunk”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).