Which to use
“piece” and “price” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #975
- “piece” frequency rank
- #592
- “price” frequency rank
- 1567
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | piece | price |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts. | The cost required to gain possession of something. |
Where the eye mixes piece and price
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. piece (/piːs/) and price (/pɹaɪs/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 1567, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
piece is recorded at frequency rank #975, classified as anoun, pronounced /piːs/. price is at rank #592, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pɹaɪs/.
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 1567, this pair ranks #527,160 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of piece vs price
Shared letters: ceip. Private to "piece": -. Private to "price": r.
"piece" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "price" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV