# peanut

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpiːnʌt/ · frequency rank #8,327

## Definitions
1. A legume resembling a nut, the fruit of the plant Arachis hypogaea, native to South America.
2. Synonym of countneck (“very small hard clam”).
3. See peanuts (“very small amount”).

## Etymology
From pea + nut, perhaps a folk etymology of pinda, pinder (still found in Southern US dialects).

## Easily confused with
- **peat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peanut-vs-peat)
- **plant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peanut-vs-plant)
- **planet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peanut-vs-planet)
- **peanuts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peanut-vs-peanuts)
- **pant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pant-vs-peanut)

## Common misspellings (8)
`epanut`, `paenut`, `peannut`, `peantu`, `peanutt`, `peaunt`, `penaut`, `ppeanut`

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