# pepper vs piper

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pepper
*noun · IPA /ˈpɛp.ə/ · frequency rank #5,723*
A plant of the family Piperaceae.

### piper
*noun · IPA /ˈpaɪ.pə/ · frequency rank #11,581*
A musician who plays a pipe.

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