# peasant vs pendant

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peasant
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛzənt/ · frequency rank #12,653*
A member of the lowly social class that toils on the land, constituted by small farmers and tenants, sharecroppers, farmhands and other laborers on the land where they form the main labor force in agriculture and horticulture.

### pendant
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛnd(ə)nt/ · frequency rank #16,554*
A supporting post attached to the main rafter.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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