pec
noun
pec is spelled P-E-C: 3 letters. It appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, pec means “The pectoralis major muscle” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of pec is pecs.
How many letters and syllables are in pec?
| Letters | 3: P-E-C |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words; the 47,073rd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is pec?
Pec appears about once in every 3 million words in written English, the 47,073rd 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).
What rhymes with pec?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as pec.
Spelled with the same letters in another order: cep.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of pec
- pecs plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does pec mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
colloquialThe pectoralis major muscle.
He's flexing his pecs at anyone who'll look.
- 2
Clipping of pectoral sandpiper.
- 3
UKobsoleteslangMoney.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does pec come from?
Clipping of pectoral.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).