Which to use
“peek” and “peeks” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,262
- “peek” frequency rank
- #47,252
- “peeks” frequency rank
- 58514
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peek | peeks |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep. | third-person singular simple present indicative of peek |
Where the eye mixes peek and peeks
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. peek runs 4 letters (CVVC) against peeks's 5 (CVVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses peek with peeks
A purely visual mix-up. peek (/piːk/) and peeks (/piːks/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “peek” sits inside “peeks”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 58514, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peek is recorded at frequency rank #11,262, classified as averb, pronounced /piːk/. peeks is at rank #47,252, tagged as averb, pronounced /piːks/.
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 58514, this pair ranks #112,036 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peek vs peeks
Shared letters: ekp. Private to "peek": -. Private to "peeks": s.
"peek" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "peeks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "peek" for "peeks" ever safe?
Frequency check: "peek" vs "peeks" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "peek" and "peeks" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "peek" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "peeks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #112,036 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peek" and "peeks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecs vs peeks". 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 #112,036 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.