peerage
/ˈpɪə̯.ɪd͡ʒ/
"peerage" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“peerage” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,548. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,548
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | peerage |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɪə̯.ɪd͡ʒ/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #38,548 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “peerage” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 9 spelling variants around peerage (IPA /ˈpɪə̯.ɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,548 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for peerage, with forms such as "eperage", "peearge", and "peeraeg". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Inherited from Middle English perage, from Old French parage. By surface analysis, peer + -age. Doublet of parage. The correct English form is peerage, spelled P-E-E-R-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1Peers as a group; the titled nobility or aristocracy.
- 2The rank or title of a peer or peeress.
- 3A book listing such people and their families.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English perage, from Old French parage. By surface analysis, peer + -age. Doublet of parage.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- eperage
- peearge
- peeraeg
- peeragge
- peergae
- peerrage
- perage
- pereage
- ppeerage
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of peerage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “peerage”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is P-E-E-R-A-G-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈpɪə̯.ɪd͡ʒ/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.