Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

ped

/pɛd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.83 in modern English

Syllables: ped
IPA: /pɛd/

6

Scrabble Score

3

Letters

1

Syllables

3

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

noun

noun

Slang

noun

Slang

noun

A basket; a hamper; a pannier.

Obsolete

noun

An aggregate of soil particles that forms a structural unit in soil.

noun

Initialism of platform edge door.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Initialism of porcine epidemic diarrhoea.

Countable; Uncountable

Example Sentences

"A panel and wanty, packsaddle and ped, with line to fetch litter, and halters for hed"
"The rationale for use of performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) varies among athletes."

Etymology

Clipping of various words; motorcycle sense from earlier moped.

Origin

Source language: Ancient Greek

Word Breakdown

Root: πέδον

Usage

Inflected Forms

peds (plural)

Derived Forms

mysoped

Phrases

go-ped ped xing ped day

Frequently Paired Words

pedality pedogenesis pedology ped day

Synonyms

PSD

Rhymes With

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Questions

How do you pronounce ped?: The recorded pronunciation is /pɛd/.
What does ped mean?: A pedestrian.
Where does ped come from?: It is traced to Ancient Greek.

How to pronounce ped

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