# Pete vs piet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### piet
*noun · IPA /ˈpʌɪət/ · frequency rank #48,969*
The magpie.

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