Words Starting with P

Common words that start with P

The 50 most used in spoken English (SUBTLEX-US), with a short meaning.

• people 10/13 (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
• please 8/10 give pleasure to or be pleasing to
• put 5/7 put into a certain place or abstract location
• place 9/12 a point located with respect to surface features of some region
• pretty 11/11 pleasing by delicacy or grace
• play 9/10 participate in games or sport
• problem 13/17 a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
• probably 17/20 with considerable certainty
• phone 10/11 electronic equipment that converts sound into electrical signals that can be transmitted over distances and then…
• part 6/7 something determined in relation to something that includes it
• pay 8/8 give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
• point 7/9 a geometric element that has position but no extension
• police 10/13 the force of policemen and officers
• party 10/10 an organization to gain political power
• person 8/10 a human being
• pick 12/14 select carefully from a group
• perfect 14/16 make perfect or complete
• promise 11/13 make a promise or commitment
• power 10/11 possession of controlling influence
• playing 13/16 (form of play) participate in games or sport
• pull 6/10 cause to move by pulling
• plan 6/9 have the will and intention to carry out some action
• parents 9/11 (form of parent) a father or mother
• president 12/14 an executive officer of a firm or corporation
• picture 11/14 a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
• perhaps 14/15 by chance
• poor 6/7 deserving or inciting pity
• piece 9/11 a separate part of a whole
• past 6/7 the time that has elapsed
• possible 12/15 capable of happening or existing
• pass 6/7 go across or through
• paper 9/11 a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
• pain 6/8 a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
• plane 7/10 an aircraft that has a fixed wing and is powered by propellers or jets
• personal 10/13 concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
• peter 7/8 disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles
• present 9/11 give an exhibition of to an interested audience
• paid 7/8 marked by the reception of pay
• proud 8/10 feeling self-respect or pleasure in something by which you measure your self-worth
• pleasure 10/13 a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
• problems 14/18 (form of problem) a state of difficulty that needs to be resolved
• private 12/14 an enlisted man of the lowest rank in the Army or Marines
• partner 9/11 a person's partner in marriage
• park 10/11 a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
• position 10/12 the particular portion of space occupied by something
• public 12/17 people in general considered as a whole
• push 9/10 move with force
• prove 10/12 be shown or be found to be
• protect 11/13 shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage
• peace 9/11 the state prevailing during the absence of war

The 1,000 most common of 14,543 words that start with P

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Longest: PHOSPHATIDYLETHANOLAMINES (25 letters).