# pierce vs Pierre

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pierce
*verb · IPA /pɪɹs/ · frequency rank #7,958*
To puncture; to break through.

### Pierre
*name · IPA /piˈɛɹ/ · frequency rank #7,722*
A male given name from French, of occasional usage, equivalent to English Peter.

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