Most common verbs starting with P

The most frequently used verbs starting with the letter P in English are listed on this page. The top 10 and top 100 P verb lists are arranged below both from most to least common and also alphabetically.

Top 10 by frequency

  1. put
  2. provide
  3. passed
  4. provided
  5. placed
  6. pay
  7. produced
  8. paid
  9. published
  10. presented

Top 10 in alphabetical order

  1. paid
  2. passed
  3. pay
  4. placed
  5. presented
  6. produced
  7. provide
  8. provided
  9. published
  10. put

Top 100 by frequency

  1. put
  2. provide
  3. passed
  4. provided
  5. placed
  6. pay
  7. produced
  8. paid
  9. published
  10. presented
  11. provides
  12. play
  13. produce
  14. pass
  15. prevent
  16. prepared
  17. played
  18. proposed
  19. performed
  20. pulled
  21. prove
  22. proved
  23. please
  24. protect
  25. passing
  26. perform
  27. providing
  28. pointed
  29. playing
  30. present
  31. putting
  32. perceived
  33. place
  34. picked
  35. promised
  36. pushed
  37. possessed
  38. pleased
  39. pray
  40. permitted
  41. promote
  42. pressed
  43. prepare
  44. possess
  45. pick
  46. proceed
  47. presents
  48. producing
  49. produces
  50. paying
  51. printed
  52. prefer
  53. proceeded
  54. preserve
  55. pull
  56. painted
  57. planned
  58. preserved
  59. participate
  60. protected
  61. permit
  62. preparing
  63. planning
  64. puts
  65. paused
  66. purchased
  67. point
  68. pursue
  69. pointing
  70. preferred
  71. passes
  72. perceive
  73. prevented
  74. performing
  75. pursued
  76. plays
  77. poured
  78. placing
  79. promoting
  80. pour
  81. push
  82. protecting
  83. pulling
  84. propose
  85. preceding
  86. planted
  87. purchase
  88. predicted
  89. pronounced
  90. promise
  91. presenting
  92. promoted
  93. pushing
  94. pressing
  95. practice
  96. persuaded
  97. predict
  98. prayed
  99. press
  100. packed

Top 100 in alphabetical order

  1. packed
  2. paid
  3. painted
  4. participate
  5. pass
  6. passed
  7. passes
  8. passing
  9. paused
  10. pay
  11. paying
  12. perceive
  13. perceived
  14. perform
  15. performed
  16. performing
  17. permit
  18. permitted
  19. persuaded
  20. pick
  21. picked
  22. place
  23. placed
  24. placing
  25. planned
  26. planning
  27. planted
  28. play
  29. played
  30. playing
  31. plays
  32. please
  33. pleased
  34. point
  35. pointed
  36. pointing
  37. possess
  38. possessed
  39. pour
  40. poured
  41. practice
  42. pray
  43. prayed
  44. preceding
  45. predict
  46. predicted
  47. prefer
  48. preferred
  49. prepare
  50. prepared
  51. preparing
  52. present
  53. presented
  54. presenting
  55. presents
  56. preserve
  57. preserved
  58. press
  59. pressed
  60. pressing
  61. prevent
  62. prevented
  63. printed
  64. proceed
  65. proceeded
  66. produce
  67. produced
  68. produces
  69. producing
  70. promise
  71. promised
  72. promote
  73. promoted
  74. promoting
  75. pronounced
  76. propose
  77. proposed
  78. protect
  79. protected
  80. protecting
  81. prove
  82. proved
  83. provide
  84. provided
  85. provides
  86. providing
  87. published
  88. pull
  89. pulled
  90. pulling
  91. purchase
  92. purchased
  93. pursue
  94. pursued
  95. push
  96. pushed
  97. pushing
  98. put
  99. puts
  100. putting