played

/pleɪd/

//pleɪd// verb

The verdict

“played” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #87,111 among 6,028 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#87,111
frequency rank, Spanish
6,028
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Pasado simple del verbo (to) play.

Corpus desk

Index ES-played · played · Spanish

played · rank #87,111 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #87,111
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,028
  • PHOTO-FINISH plateros

Nearest frequency peer: plateros (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “played”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “played” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for played
PropertyValue
Headwordplayed
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA/pleɪd/
Letters6
Frequency rank#87,111
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “played” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).playedcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “plateros” (#87,110), “playeros” (#87,112), “Placencia” (#87,109). Entre 6,028 lemas con “P”, “played” va en #87,111. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

played is uncommon Spanish at frequency #87,111 among 6,028 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed /pleɪd/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

played doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular Spanish conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct Spanish form is played, spelled P-L-A-Y-E-D.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pasado simple del verbo (to) play.
  2. 2
    Participio pasado del verbo (to) play.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "played"?
"played" is spelled P-L-A-Y-E-D. The IPA pronunciation is /pleɪd/.
What does "played" mean?
As a verb, "played" means: Pasado simple del verbo (to) play.
How do you pronounce "played"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "played" is /pleɪd/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "played" come from?
"played" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list