peary

/ˈpɛəɹi/

//ˈpɛəɹi// adj

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"peary" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“peary” is uncommon English (frequency #75,279 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as an adjective. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,279
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Resembling pears, pear-like.

Corpus desk

Index EN-peary · peary · English

peary · rank #75,279 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,279
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pawnshop

Nearest frequency peer: pawnshop (-2 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “peary”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “peary” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for peary
PropertyValue
Headwordpeary
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈpɛəɹi/
Letters5
Frequency rank#75,279
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “peary” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).pearyfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “pawnshop” (#75,277), “pembina” (#75,281), “peptic” (#75,282). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “peary” is #75,279. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

peary is uncommon English at frequency #75,279 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anadjective, transcribed /ˈpɛəɹi/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for peary, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From pear + -y. The correct English form is peary, spelled P-E-A-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Resembling pears, pear-like.
  2. 2
    Of, or pertaining to, pears.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how peary appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. full of peary goodness.

Etymology

From pear + -y.

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peary"?
"peary" is spelled P-E-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpɛəɹi/.
What does "peary" mean?
As an adjective, "peary" means: Resembling pears, pear-like.
How do you pronounce "peary"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peary" is /ˈpɛəɹi/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "peary"?
From pear + -y. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "peary", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

pappa#75,269pored#75,306Nyack#75,250Pusan#75,325

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list