# APEC vs apiece

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### APEC
*name · frequency rank #42,524*
A regional trade agreement between Australia, Canada, Chile, China, Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Russia, South Korea, Taiwan (under the name Chinese Taipei), Hong Kong, the US, and members of ASEAN.

### apiece
*adverb · IPA /əˈpiːs/ · frequency rank #21,134*
Each by itself; for or to each one.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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