Which to use
“per” is a preposition and “prez” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #339
- “per” frequency rank
- #42,834
- “prez” frequency rank
- 43173
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | per | prez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | For each. | Clipping of president. |
Letter map: per vs prez
Shared letters muted; letters that set per and prez apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Role in the sentence - per and prez
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: per is apreposition and prezanoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 43173, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
per is recorded at frequency rank #339, classified as aprep, pronounced /pɜː/. prez is at rank #42,834, tagged as anoun.
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 43173, this pair ranks #242,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of per vs prez
Shared letters: epr. Private to "per": -. Private to "prez": z.
"per" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "prez" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prez ← perz · pprez · prezz · prrez · prze · rpez
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "per" and "prez" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary English text, does "per" or "prez" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "per" vs "prez" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "per" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #242,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "per" and "prez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "piet vs prez". 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 #242,533 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.