# peep

> English word · Noun · IPA /piːp/ · frequency rank #17,440

## Definitions
1. A short, soft, high-pitched sound, as made by a baby bird.
2. A feeble utterance or complaint.
3. The sound of a steam engine's whistle; typically shrill.
4. A sandpiper or other small wader.

## Etymology
From Middle English pepen. Compare Dutch piepen (“peep”), German Low German piepen (“to peep”), German piepen and pfeifen, all probably onomatopoeic.

## Easily confused with
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pp)
- **per** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-per)
- **pop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pop)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pet)
- **pen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pen)
- **pie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pie)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pup)
- **Poe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-poe)
- **pep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pep)
- **peg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-peg)
- **PHP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-php)
- **pew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pew)
- **pip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pip)
- **PPP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-ppp)
- **PSP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-psp)
- **PvP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pvp)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pes)
- **PEI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pei)
- **PPE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-ppe)
- **PnP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peep-vs-pnp)

## Common misspellings (3)
`epep`, `peepp`, `ppeep`

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