# prom vs pry

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### prom
*noun · IPA /pɹɑm/ · frequency rank #9,941*
A promenade concert.

### pry
*verb · IPA /pɹaɪ/ · frequency rank #26,212*
To peer closely and curiously, especially at something closed or not public.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prom-vs-pry