# pecs vs pedo

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pecs
*noun · IPA /pɛks/ · frequency rank #49,538*
plural of pec

### pedo
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛd.əʊ/ · frequency rank #35,454*
Alternative spelling of paedo (“pedophile”).

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