# peerless

> English word · Adjective · frequency rank #39,022

## Definitions
1. Without peer or equal; unparalleled, nonpareil. Of the highest quality, best.

## Etymology
From Middle English pereles, perles; equivalent to peer + -less.

## Easily confused with
- **powerless** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peerless-vs-powerless)
- **Peebles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peebles-vs-peerless)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eperless`, `peelress`, `peerelss`, `peerles`, `peerlless`, `peerlses`, `peerrless`, `pereless`, `perless`, `ppeerless`

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