Which to use
“peace” and “places” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #1,024
- “peace” frequency rank
- #998
- “places” frequency rank
- 2022
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peace | places |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A state of tranquility, quiet, and harmony. For instance, a state free from civil disturbance. | plural of place |
Where the eye mixes peace and places
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. peace (/piːs/) and places (/ˈpleɪsɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2022, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peace is recorded at frequency rank #1,024, classified as anoun, pronounced /piːs/. places is at rank #998, tagged as anoun, pronounced /ˈpleɪsɪz/.
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 2022, this pair ranks #526,050 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of peace vs places
Shared letters: acep. Private to "peace": -. Private to "places": ls.
"peace" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "places" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC