Which to use
“pease” is a noun and “pers” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #37,149
- “pease” frequency rank
- #36,278
- “pers” frequency rank
- 73427
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pease | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”). | That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun. |
Letter map: pease vs pers
Shared letters muted; letters that set pease and pers apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - pease and pers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pease is anoun and persapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73427, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pease is recorded at frequency rank #37,149, classified as anoun, pronounced /piːz/. 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 73427, this pair ranks #39,663 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pease vs pers
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pease": a. Private to "pers": r.
"pease" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pease" and "pers" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "pease" or "pers" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "pease" vs "pers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pease" 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 #39,663 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pease" and "pers" 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 #39,663 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.