# peony

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpiːəni/ · frequency rank #48,958

## Definitions
1. A flowering plant of the genus Paeonia with large fragrant flowers.
2. A dark red colour.

## Etymology
From Old English peonie, peonia et al., from Latin paeōnia; later reinforced by Anglo-Norman peonie, Old French peone, pyoine (French pivoine), from Latin paeōnia, from Hellenistic Ancient Greek παιωνία (paiōnía), from Ancient Greek Παιών (Paiṓn, “Paeon, the physician of the gods”)/παιών (paiṓn, “a physician”).

## Easily confused with
- **pon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-pon)
- **pond** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-pond)
- **pony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-pony)
- **pong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-pong)
- **ploy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-ploy)
- **puny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-puny)
- **pons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-pons)
- **poon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-poon)
- **phone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-phone)
- **perry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-perry)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-petty)
- **prone** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-prone)
- **proxy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-proxy)
- **Percy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-percy)
- **phony** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-phony)
- **pesky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-pesky)
- **perky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-perky)
- **Pliny** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-pliny)
- **prong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-prong)
- **Petey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peony-vs-petey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`epony`, `penoy`, `peonny`, `peonyy`, `peoyn`, `poeny`, `ppeony`

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