# peck vs peek

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peck
*verb · IPA /pɛk/ · frequency rank #15,877*
To strike or pierce with the beak or bill (of a bird).

### peek
*verb · IPA /piːk/ · frequency rank #11,262*
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peck-vs-peek