# petri

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpiːtɹi/ · frequency rank #29,786

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of petri dish.

## Easily confused with
- **pets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-pets)
- **puri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-puri)
- **petty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-petty)
- **poetry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-poetry)
- **petrol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-petrol)
- **Petrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-petrie)
- **Petrov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-petrov)
- **putrid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-putrid)
- **per** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/per-vs-petri)
- **pet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pet-vs-petri)
- **PEI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pei-vs-petri)
- **peer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peer-vs-petri)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pete-vs-petri)
- **Peru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peru-vs-petri)
- **pear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pear-vs-petri)
- **perk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perk-vs-petri)
- **perm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perm-vs-petri)
- **peri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-petri)
- **Perl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perl-vs-petri)
- **Petr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petr-vs-petri)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eptri`, `perti`, `petir`, `petrri`, `pettri`, `ppetri`, `pteri`

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