Petre
/ˈpiːtə/
"petre" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Petre” is uncommon English (frequency #77,084 among 46,516 “P” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #77,084
- frequency rank, English
- 46,516
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A surname transferred from the given name.
Corpus desk
Index EN-petre · Petre · English
Petre · rank #77,084 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #77,084
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 46,516
- PHOTO-FINISH personalisati…
Nearest frequency peer: personalisation (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Petre”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- peripherally
peripherally
22,920 corpus weight
- Perrault
Perrault
22,919 corpus weight
- personalisa…
personalisation
22,918 corpus weight
- Petre
Petre
22,917 corpus weight
- phalanges
phalanges
22,916 corpus weight
- photometry
photometry
22,915 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Petre” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Petre |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈpiːtə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #77,084 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Petre” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Petre is uncommon English at frequency #77,084 among 46,516 “P” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈpiːtə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Petre, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From a medieval spelling variant of Peter. The correct English form is Petre, spelled P-E-T-R-E.
Definition
- 1A surname transferred from the given name.
- 2An English barony.
- 3A male given name from Ancient Greek, mostly transferred back from the surname.
Etymology
From a medieval spelling variant of Peter.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Petre", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.