# pea

> English word · Noun · IPA /piː/ · frequency rank #14,184

## Definitions
1. Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others.
2. Any of certain plants of the family Fabaceae: Pisum sativum and others.
3. The edible seed of Pisum sativum.
4. The edible seed of various other pea plants.
5. Any of several varieties of bean.
6. Money.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Ancient Greek πίσον (píson)bor.
Latin pisum
Late Latin pisader.
Old English pise
Middle English pese
English peasebf.
English pea
Back-formation from pease, an original singular reinterpreted as a plural. Further from Middle English pese (“a pea”), from Old English pise, from Latin pisa, pisum, from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson).

## Easily confused with
- **PM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pm)
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pp)
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pr)
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pt)
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-ps)
- **po** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-po)
- **pi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pi)
- **PG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pg)
- **PL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pl)
- **PF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pf)
- **PU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pu)
- **PK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pk)
- **PV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pv)
- **PJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pj)
- **PW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pw)
- **PX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-px)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-put)
- **per** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-per)
- **pro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pro)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pea-vs-pop)

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