pride

/pɹaɪd/

//pɹaɪd// noun

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"pride" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“pride” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #3,078. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#3,078
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The quality or state of being proud.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pride · pride · English

pride · rank #3,078 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #3,078
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH philosophy

Nearest frequency peer: philosophy (-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 “pride”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “pride” 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).

pride vs prod
60% similar
pride vs prim
60% similar
pride vs prior
60% similar

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

Key facts for pride
PropertyValue
Headwordpride
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɹaɪd/
Letters5
Frequency rank#3,078
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “pride”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).pridelands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “philosophy” (#3,077), “promised” (#3,079), “Olympic” (#3,076). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pride” is #3,078. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around pride (IPA /pɹaɪd/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #3,078 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 10 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for pride, with forms such as "pirde", "ppride", and "prdie". 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, "prod", "prim", "prior", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century. The correct English form is pride, spelled P-R-I-D-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality or state of being proud.
  2. 2
    The quality or state of being proud.
  3. 3
    Proud or disdainful behavior or treatment that reflects such an attitude (of haughtiness); arrogance.
  4. 4
    Something or someone of which one is proud; that which is the source of self-congratulation and self-esteem (whether reasonable or arrogant), for example
  5. 5
    Show; ostentation; glory.
  6. 6
    Highest level or rank; (figurative) elevation reached; loftiness or glory.
  7. 7
    Consciousness of power; fullness of animal spirits; mettle; wantonness.
  8. 8
    Lust or heat; sexual desire (especially in a female animal)
  9. 9
    A company of lions or other large felines.
  10. 10
    Alternative letter-case form of Pride (“festival for LGBT people”).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how pride appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He swelled with pride as he held the trophy. His family watched with pride from the bleachers.
  2. He takes great pride in his work.

Etymology

From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century.

Synonyms

dignityself-esteemarroganceconceitdisdainamour propremanshipprideself-beliefself-confidenceself-loveself-prideself-regardself-respectself-worth

Antonyms

shamehumiliationself-pityhumilitymodestydegradationmeekness

This word in other languages

orgullo(Español)orgueil(Français)Hochmut(Deutsch)orgulho(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • pirde
  • ppride
  • prdie
  • pridde
  • pried
  • prride
  • rpide

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pride - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

pirde2ppride1prdie2pridde1pried2prride1rpide2
Edit distance from "pride"

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 "pride"?
"pride" is spelled P-R-I-D-E. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹaɪd/.
What does "pride" mean?
As a noun, "pride" means: The quality or state of being proud.
What words are commonly confused with "pride"?
"pride" is commonly confused with "prod", "prim", "prior". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pride"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pride" is /pɹaɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "pride"?
From Middle English pryde, pride, from Old English prȳde, prȳte (“pride”) (compare Old Norse prýði (“bravery, pomp”)), derivative of Old English prūd (“proud”). More at proud. The verb derives from the noun, at least since the 12th century. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

topic7 variantsfaced7 variantsDavis7 variantsLatin7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list