Which to use
“pasty” and “peasy” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,783
- “pasty” frequency rank
- #48,405
- “peasy” frequency rank
- 82188
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pasty | peasy |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Like paste, sticky. | Resembling or characteristic of peas. |
Letter map: pasty vs peasy
Shared letters muted; letters that set pasty and peasy apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. pasty (CVCCV) and peasy (CVVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Corpus notes: pasty and peasy
pasty and peasy 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 share most of their letters but differ in 3 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 82188, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pasty is recorded at frequency rank #33,783, classified as anadj, pronounced /ˈpeɪsti/. peasy is at rank #48,405, tagged as anadj.
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 82188, this pair ranks #16,210 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pasty vs peasy
Shared letters: apsy. Private to "pasty": t. Private to "peasy": e.
"pasty" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "peasy" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pasty" and "peasy" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "pasty" or "peasy" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "pasty" vs "peasy" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pasty" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peasy" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #16,210 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pasty" and "peasy" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peasy vs pecs". 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 #16,210 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.