# Peking vs piecing

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Peking
*name · IPA /piːˈkɪŋ/ · frequency rank #23,058*
Dated form of Beijing: a direct-administered municipality, the capital city of China.

### piecing
*noun · frequency rank #43,311*
A patch.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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