# Perez

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #11,935

## Definitions
1. The father of Hezron and the son of Judah; the grandson of Jacob.
2. A Sephardic Jewish surname from Hebrew.

## Etymology
From Hebrew פֶּרֶץ (pérets).

## Easily confused with
- **pure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-pure)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-pete)
- **prey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-prey)
- **prep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-prep)
- **Peru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-peru)
- **pres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-pres)
- **pore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-pore)
- **prem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-prem)
- **perk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-perk)
- **perm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-perm)
- **peri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-peri)
- **Perl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-perl)
- **pers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-pers)
- **perv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-perv)
- **pyre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-pyre)
- **perf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-perf)
- **prez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-prez)
- **perp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-perp)
- **pert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-pert)
- **Peter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perez-vs-peter)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eprez`, `peerz`, `perezz`, `perrez`, `perze`, `pperez`, `preez`

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