peas and rice

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"peas-and-rice" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“peas and rice” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as an interjection - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Jesus Christ!

Key facts for peas and rice
PropertyValue
Headwordpeas and rice
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechInterjection
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “peas and rice” sits in English frequency

peas and rice falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for peas and rice is 13 letters long, classified as an interjection. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Jesus Christ!".

peas and rice doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is peas and rice, spelled P-E-A-S- -A-N-D- -R-I-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Jesus Christ!

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "peas and rice"?
"peas and rice" is spelled P-E-A-S- -A-N-D- -R-I-C-E.
What does "peas and rice" mean?
As an interjection, "peas and rice" means: Jesus Christ!
What language does "peas and rice" come from?
"peas and rice" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Using “peas and rice”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is P-E-A-S- -A-N-D- -R-I-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list