Which to use
“peeks” is a verb and “pers” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,252
- “peeks” frequency rank
- #36,278
- “pers” frequency rank
- 83530
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | peeks | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | third-person singular simple present indicative of peek | That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun. |
Letter map: peeks vs pers
Shared letters muted; letters that set peeks and pers apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Role in the sentence - peeks and pers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: peeks is averb and persapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 83530, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
peeks is recorded at frequency rank #47,252, classified as averb, pronounced /piːks/. 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 83530, this pair ranks #13,644 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of peeks vs pers
Shared letters: eps. Private to "peeks": k. Private to "pers": r.
"peeks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "peeks" and "pers" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "peeks" or "pers"?
What to do next
Pair "peeks" vs "pers" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "peeks" 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 #13,644 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "peeks" and "pers" 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 #13,644 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.