Peggy
/ˈpɛɡi/
"peggy" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Peggy” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,583. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #13,583
- frequency rank, English
- 4,417
- “P” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 15
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.
Corpus desk
Index EN-peggy · Peggy · English
Peggy · rank #13,583 · 6 variants · 15 confusables
- FREQ-MID #13,583
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 15 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,417
- PHOTO-FINISH pathology
Nearest frequency peer: pathology (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Peggy”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- parameter
parameter
86,421 corpus weight
- pathology
pathology
86,419 corpus weight
- Peggy
Peggy
86,418 corpus weight
- piercing
piercing
86,417 corpus weight
- poisonous
poisonous
86,415 corpus weight
- pounding
pounding
86,414 corpus weight
What this shows “Peggy” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Peggy |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈpɛɡi/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #13,583 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 15 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Peggy”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Peggy (IPA /ˈpɛɡi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,583 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Peggy, with forms such as "epggy", "peggyy", and "pegy". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 15 confusable-pair relationships, "peng", "pegs", "perry", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Alteration of Maggie, from Margaret. The correct English form is Peggy, spelled P-E-G-G-Y.
Definition
- 1A diminutive of the female given name Margaret, also used as a formal given name.
- 2Placeholder name for the party that supplies a proof.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Peggy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
"Peggy Fitzgerald," he had said, laughing in what he later remebered as his one and only attempt at humor with her. "Peggy Fitzgerald," he had said, in his easily remembered brogue. "Puts me in mind of me mither, an Irish lass from County Galway." Margaret Bunker Fitzgerald had not been amused. "You'll never get over it, will you?" she had spat at him fur…
When Caroline gave birth to another daughter, they named her Margaret Ann, after me and then Oscar's mother. They didn't realize that Peggy was my given name. Now they call her Ann, because I do.
Etymology
Alteration of Maggie, from Margaret.
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epggy
- peggyy
- pegy
- pegyg
- pgegy
- ppeggy
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Peggy - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Peggy", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).