Which to use
“peed” is a noun and “preyed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #25,522
- “peed” frequency rank
- #41,823
- “preyed” frequency rank
- 67345
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peed | preyed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Synonym of paedophile. | simple past and past participle of prey |
Letter map: peed vs preyed
Shared letters muted; letters that set peed and preyed apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.
Grammar separator: peed vs preyed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: peed is anoun and preyedaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 67345, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peed is recorded at frequency rank #25,522, classified as anoun. preyed is at rank #41,823, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɹeɪd/.
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 67345, this pair ranks #63,754 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peed vs preyed
Shared letters: dep. Private to "peed": -. Private to "preyed": ry.
"peed" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "preyed" · 6 letters · shape CCVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peed" for "preyed" ever safe?
Which is more common, "peed" or "preyed"?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "peed" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "preyed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #63,754 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peed" and "preyed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "preyed vs pruned". 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 #63,754 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.