Which to use
“pedo” is a noun and “pers” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,454
- “pedo” frequency rank
- #36,278
- “pers” frequency rank
- 71732
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pedo | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Alternative spelling of paedo (“pedophile”). | That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun. |
Letter map: pedo vs pers
Shared letters muted; letters that set pedo and pers apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - pedo and pers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pedo is anoun and persapronoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 71732, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pedo is recorded at frequency rank #35,454, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpɛd.əʊ/. 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 71732, this pair ranks #45,633 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pedo vs pers
Shared letters: ep. Private to "pedo": do. Private to "pers": rs.
"pedo" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pedo" and "pers" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "pedo" vs "pers" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pedo" and "pers".
- Full dictionary entry for "pedo" 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 #45,633 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pedo" and "pers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecs vs pers". 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 #45,633 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.