# peel vs pixel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peel
*verb · IPA /piːl/ · frequency rank #9,644*
To remove the skin or outer covering of.

### pixel
*noun · IPA /ˈpɪk.səl/ · frequency rank #10,909*
One of the tiny dots that make up the representation of an image in a computer's memory.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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