deed

Other forms of deed

plural

deeds·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about deed

What does deed mean?

deed means "a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it". That is the primary sense; the word has 2 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deed?

deed has 1 syllable: deed. In IPA it is /ˈdid/.

What is another word for deed?

Close synonyms include deed of conveyance, title, act, human action, human activity. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deed a common word?

deed is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with deed?

2 words rhyme with deed. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.