# peaking, peeking, Peking

> English homophone group · 3 words that sound the same · /ˈpiːkɪŋ/

These English words share one pronunciation but differ in spelling and meaning.

## The words

### peaking
*/ˈpiːkɪŋ/*
present participle and gerund of peak

### peeking
*/ˈpiːkɪŋ/*
present participle and gerund of peek

### Peking
*/piːˈkɪŋ/*
Dated form of Beijing: a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA); groups derived from IPA pronunciation. Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/homophones/peaking