Which to use
“pease” and “pose” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #37,149
- “pease” frequency rank
- #6,084
- “pose” frequency rank
- 43233
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pease | pose |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”). | Common cold, head cold; catarrh. |
Where the eye mixes pease and pose
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pease with pose
A purely visual mix-up. pease (/piːz/) and pose (/poʊz/) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43233, 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/. pose is at rank #6,084, tagged as anoun, pronounced /poʊz/.
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 43233, this pair ranks #241,951 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pease vs pose
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pease": a. Private to "pose": o.
"pease" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "pose" · 4 letters · shape CVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pease" for "pose" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pease" vs "pose" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pease" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pose" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #241,951 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pease" and "pose" 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 #241,951 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.