# peek vs Peru

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peek
*verb · IPA /piːk/ · frequency rank #11,262*
To look slyly, or with the eyes half closed, or through a crevice; to peep.

### Peru
*name · IPA /pəˈɹuː/ · frequency rank #8,466*
A country in South America. Official name: Republic of Peru. Capital and largest city: Lima.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peek-vs-peru