# Petrie

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #30,175

## Definitions
1. A surname transferred from the given name.

## Etymology
From a Scots diminutive form of Peter and Patrick.

## Easily confused with
- **petrol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petrie-vs-petrol)
- **Petrov** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petrie-vs-petrov)
- **putrid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petrie-vs-putrid)
- **Pete** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pete-vs-petrie)
- **peri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peri-vs-petrie)
- **Petr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petr-vs-petrie)
- **peril** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peril-vs-petrie)
- **petit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petit-vs-petrie)
- **petra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petra-vs-petrie)
- **petri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-petrie)
- **Pearce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pearce-vs-petrie)
- **petite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petite-vs-petrie)
- **Peoria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peoria-vs-petrie)
- **Perrin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perrin-vs-petrie)
- **Peirce** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/peirce-vs-petrie)
- **Patrice** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patrice-vs-petrie)

## Common misspellings (8)
`eptrie`, `pertie`, `petire`, `petrei`, `petrrie`, `pettrie`, `ppetrie`, `pterie`

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