# peed

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #25,522

## Definitions
1. Synonym of paedophile.

## Etymology
Shortening and perhaps respelling to avoid clash with paeds (“paediatrics”).

## Easily confused with
- **per** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-per)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pet)
- **pen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pen)
- **pie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pie)
- **PhD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-phd)
- **pod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pod)
- **Poe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-poe)
- **pep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pep)
- **peg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-peg)
- **pew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pew)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pes)
- **PEI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pei)
- **PID** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pid)
- **PPE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-ppe)
- **ppd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-ppd)
- **pye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pye)
- **poem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-poem)
- **poet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-poet)
- **peer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-peer)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peed-vs-pete)

## Common misspellings (4)
`eped`, `pede`, `peedd`, `ppeed`

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