# Percy vs peri

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Percy
*name · IPA /ˈpɜːsi/ · frequency rank #11,934*
An English surname from Old French.

### peri
*noun · IPA /ˈpɪə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #29,415*
A sprite or supernatural being.

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