Which to use
“per” is a preposition and “pye” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #339
- “per” frequency rank
- #46,714
- “pye” frequency rank
- 47053
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | per | pye |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | For each. | Archaic spelling of pie (pastry food). |
Letter map: per vs pye
Shared letters muted; letters that set per and pye apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for per / pye
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: per is apreposition and pyeanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 47053, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
per is recorded at frequency rank #339, classified as aprep, pronounced /pɜː/. pye is at rank #46,714, 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 47053, this pair ranks #206,003 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of per vs pye
Shared letters: ep. Private to "per": r. Private to "pye": y.
"per" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pye" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "per" and "pye" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "per" vs "pye" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "per" and "pye".
- Full dictionary entry for "per" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pye" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #206,003 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "per" and "pye" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PPA vs pye". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #206,003 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.