# pies vs pir

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pies
*noun · IPA /paɪz/ · frequency rank #13,397*
plural of pie

### pir
*noun · IPA /pɪə/ · frequency rank #47,260*
A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.

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