# peed vs preyed

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peed
*noun · frequency rank #25,522*
Synonym of paedophile.

### preyed
*verb · IPA /pɹeɪd/ · frequency rank #41,823*
simple past and past participle of prey

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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