Which to use
“peaked” is an adjective and “pease” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #15,023
- “peaked” frequency rank
- #37,149
- “pease” frequency rank
- 52172
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peaked | pease |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Having a peak or peaks. | Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”). |
Where the eye mixes peaked and pease
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. peaked runs 6 letters (CVVCVC) against pease's 5 (CVVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses peaked with pease
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: peaked is /piːkt/ while pease is /piːz/. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (adjective vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52172, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peaked is recorded at frequency rank #15,023, classified as anadj, pronounced /piːkt/. pease is at rank #37,149, tagged as anoun, pronounced /piːz/.
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 52172, this pair ranks #159,320 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peaked vs pease
Shared letters: aep. Private to "peaked": dk. Private to "pease": s.
"peaked" · 6 letters · shape CVVCVC · "pease" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "peaked" and "pease" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "peaked" vs "pease" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "peaked" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pease" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #159,320 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peaked" and "pease" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pease 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 #159,320 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.