# Pete vs Peter

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pete
*name · IPA /piːt/ · frequency rank #5,898*
A diminutive of the male given name Peter.

### Peter
*noun · IPA /ˈpiːtə/ · frequency rank #1,402*
radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P.

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