Which to use
“peaks” is a noun and “pers” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,705
- “peaks” frequency rank
- #36,278
- “pers” frequency rank
- 44983
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peaks | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of peak | That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun. |
Letter map: peaks vs pers
Shared letters muted; letters that set peaks and pers apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for peaks / pers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: peaks is anoun and persapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 44983, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peaks is recorded at frequency rank #8,705, classified as anoun, pronounced /piːks/. pers is at rank #36,278, tagged as apron.
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 44983, this pair ranks #225,514 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of peaks vs pers
Shared letters: eps. Private to "peaks": ak. Private to "pers": r.
"peaks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peaks" and "pers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "peaks" vs "pers" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "peaks" and "pers".
- Full dictionary entry for "peaks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #225,514 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peaks" and "pers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecs vs pers". 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 #225,514 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.