# Peter

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpiːtə/ · frequency rank #1,402

## Definitions
1. radiotelephony clear-code word for the letter P.

## Etymology
From Middle English Peter, from Old English Petrus, from Latin Petrus, from Ancient Greek Πέτρος (Pétros), from πέτρος (pétros, “stone, rock”). Doublet of Pedro, Piers, and Boutros.

## Easily confused with
- **pets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-pets)
- **pier** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-pier)
- **Petr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-petr)
- **power** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-power)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-petty)
- **poker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-poker)
- **piper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-piper)
- **petit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-petit)
- **petra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-petra)
- **petri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-petri)
- **poser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-poser)
- **Petey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-petey)
- **prefer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-prefer)
- **poster** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-poster)
- **potter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-potter)
- **porter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-porter)
- **punter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-punter)
- **putter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-putter)
- **pewter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-pewter)
- **pinter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peter-vs-pinter)

## Common misspellings (7)
`epter`, `peetr`, `peterr`, `petre`, `petter`, `ppeter`, `pteer`

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