pease
/piːz/obsolete
pease is spelled P-E-A-S-E: 5 letters and one syllable. It appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, pease means “To make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in pease?
| Letters | 5: P-E-A-S-E |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 1 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 2 million words; the 36,998th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is pease?
Pease appears about once in every 2 million words in written English, the 36,998th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce pease?
- /piːz/
Pease has one syllable (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-pease.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Words people confuse with pease
Also written: pea.
Sources: English Wiktionary (homophones, alternative spellings).
Forms of pease
- peases present, singular, he/she/it
- peasing participle, present
- peased participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pease mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
obsoleteTo make peace between (conflicting people, states etc.); to reconcile.
- 2
obsoleteTo bring (a war, conflict) to an end.
- 3
obsoleteTo placate, appease (someone).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pease come from?
From Anglo-Norman paiser, pesser et al., Old French paisier, aphetic form of apaisier (“to appease”). Probably also partly from aphetic use of appease.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).