Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ged

/ɡˈɛd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.99 in modern English

Syllables: ged
IPA: /ɡˈɛd/

5

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Initialism of general education degree/diploma.

American usage

noun

Initialism of General Educational Development.

American usage

noun

The pike or luce.

British usage

noun

A greedy person

name

A diminutive of the male given name Gerard.

Example Sentences

"He’d had the thought of getting his GED in the back of his mind for a while."
"He's a perfect ged for silver."

Etymology

From Middle English gedde, from Old Norse gedda (“pike”), cognate with Icelandic gedda (“pike”), Danish gedde (“pike”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: gedde, gedda

Usage

American usage
British usage

Inflected Forms

GEDs (plural) G.E.D. (alternative)

Frequently Paired Words

GCSE

Rhymes With

said read head red instead lead dead led bed ahead spread ed

Questions

How do you pronounce ged?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɡˈɛd/.
What does ged mean?: Initialism of general education degree/diploma.
Where does ged come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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