# perry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɛɹ.i/ · frequency rank #4,971

## Definitions
1. A fermented alcoholic beverage made from pears, similar to hard apple cider.

## Etymology
From Middle English perre; from Old French peré; from Vulgar Latin *piratum; from Latin pirum.

## Easily confused with
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-pry)
- **pray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-pray)
- **prey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-prey)
- **Peru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-peru)
- **Petr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-petr)
- **pers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-pers)
- **perv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-perv)
- **purr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-purr)
- **pert** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-pert)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-petty)
- **Perth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-perth)
- **petra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-petra)
- **pesky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-pesky)
- **petri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-petri)
- **purdy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-purdy)
- **porky** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-porky)
- **Petey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-petey)
- **poetry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-poetry)
- **Pierre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perry-vs-pierre)
- **per** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/per-vs-perry)

## Common misspellings (6)
`eprry`, `perryy`, `pery`, `peryr`, `pperry`, `prery`

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