# Pears vs peers

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pears
*name · frequency rank #23,627*
A surname transferred from the given name.

### peers
*noun · IPA /pɪɹz/ · frequency rank #6,946*
plural of peer

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pears-vs-peers