# Petey

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,967

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the male given name Peter.

## Etymology
From Pete + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **pets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-pets)
- **pity** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-pity)
- **prey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-prey)
- **Petr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-petr)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-petty)
- **petit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-petit)
- **petra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-petra)
- **potty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-potty)
- **piety** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-piety)
- **petri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-petri)
- **posey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-posey)
- **putty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-putty)
- **pithy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-pithy)
- **pretty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-pretty)
- **poetry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-poetry)
- **pewter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-pewter)
- **Putney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petey-vs-putney)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pet-vs-petey)
- **pee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pee-vs-petey)
- **peer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peer-vs-petey)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eptey`, `peety`, `peteyy`, `pettey`, `petye`, `ppetey`, `pteey`

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