# pease

> English word · Noun · IPA /piːz/ · frequency rank #37,149

## Definitions
1. Alternative form of pea (“common plant; its edible seed”).

## Etymology
From Middle English pese (“pea”), from Old English pise (“pea”), from Late Latin pisa, variant of Latin pisum (“pea”), from Ancient Greek πίσον (píson), variant of πίσος (písos).

## Easily confused with
- **pee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pee)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pes)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pete)
- **pose** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pose)
- **pets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pets)
- **pens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pens)
- **pest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pest)
- **Pepe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pepe)
- **peat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-peat)
- **peso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-peso)
- **pegs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pegs)
- **Pele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pele)
- **pers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pers)
- **pews** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pews)
- **pecs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pecs)
- **place** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-place)
- **plane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-plane)
- **phase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-phase)
- **plate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-plate)
- **pulse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pease-vs-pulse)

## Common misspellings (6)
`epase`, `paese`, `peaes`, `peasse`, `pesae`, `ppease`

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