Which to use
“pec” is a noun and “pers” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,251
- “pec” frequency rank
- #36,278
- “pers” frequency rank
- 83529
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pec | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The pectoralis major muscle. | That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun. |
Letter map: pec vs pers
Shared letters muted; letters that set pec and pers apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. pec runs 3 letters (CVC) against pers's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Part-of-speech tell for pec / pers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pec is anoun and persapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83529, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pec is recorded at frequency rank #47,251, classified as anoun. 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 83529, this pair ranks #13,646 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pec vs pers
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pec": c. Private to "pers": rs.
"pec" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pers ← eprs · perrs · pesr · ppers
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pec" and "pers" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "pec" vs "pers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pec" and "pers".
- Full dictionary entry for "pec" 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 #13,646 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pec" and "pers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pec vs PPA". 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 #13,646 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.