# pet vs petri

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pet
*noun · IPA /pɛt/ · frequency rank #3,323*
An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

### petri
*noun · IPA /ˈpiːtɹi/ · frequency rank #29,786*
Ellipsis of petri dish.

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