Which to use
“pecs” is a noun and “pers” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #49,538
- “pecs” frequency rank
- #36,278
- “pers” frequency rank
- 85816
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pecs | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of pec | That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun. |
Letter map: pecs vs pers
Shared letters muted; letters that set pecs and pers apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. pecs and pers follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CVCC). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Grammar separator: pecs vs pers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pecs is anoun and persapronoun. On the page they differ by a single letter - c in “pecs” becomes r in “pers”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 85816, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pecs is recorded at frequency rank #49,538, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɛks/. 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 85816, this pair ranks #9,820 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pecs vs pers
Shared letters: eps. Private to "pecs": c. Private to "pers": r.
"pecs" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pecs" for "pers" ever safe?
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After this comparison
Pair "pecs" vs "pers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pecs" 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 #9,820 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pecs" and "pers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peasy 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 #9,820 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.