# peer vs pes

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### peer
*verb · IPA /pɪə̯/ · frequency rank #5,722*
To look with difficulty, or as if searching for something.

### pes
*noun · IPA /peɪ̯s/ · frequency rank #28,668*
the foot of a human

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peer-vs-pes