Which to use
“p's” and “pigs” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #41,296
- “p's” frequency rank
- #7,261
- “pigs” frequency rank
- 48557
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | p's | pigs |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Money. | plural of pig |
Letter map: p's vs pigs
Shared letters muted; letters that set p's and pigs apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Corpus notes: p's and pigs
p's and pigs are indexed as a confusable English pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48557, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
p's is recorded at frequency rank #41,296, classified as anoun. pigs is at rank #7,261, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɪɡz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48557, this pair ranks #191,913 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of p's vs pigs
Shared letters: ps. Private to "p's": -. Private to "pigs": gi.
"p's" · 2 letters · shape CC · "pigs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pigs ← ipgs · pgis · piggs · pigss · pisg · ppigs
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "p's" for "pigs" ever safe?
In ordinary English text, does "p's" or "pigs" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "p's" and "pigs". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "p's" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pigs" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #191,913 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "p's" and "pigs" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "p's vs PPA". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #191,913 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.