Which to use
“pease” and “pes” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,149
- “pease” frequency rank
- #28,668
- “pes” frequency rank
- 65817
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pease | pes |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”). | the foot of a human |
Where the eye mixes pease and pes
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pease vs pes
A purely visual mix-up. pease (/piːz/) and pes (/peɪ̯s/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 65817, 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/. pes is at rank #28,668, tagged as anoun, pronounced /peɪ̯s/.
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 65817, this pair ranks #70,933 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pease vs pes
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pease": a. Private to "pes": -.
"pease" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pes" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pease ← epase · paese · peaes · peasse · pesae · ppease
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pease" for "pes" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pease" or "pes"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pease" and "pes" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pease" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #70,933 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pease" and "pes" 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 #70,933 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.