Reese's

noun

"reese-s" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Reese's” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,449. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,449
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Synonym of peanut butter cup

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Reese's vs Reeves
71% similar
Reese's vs Reese
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Reese's
PropertyValue
HeadwordReese's
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters7
Frequency rank#48,449
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Reese's” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Reese's lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Reese's, anoun. Corpus frequency is #48,449 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Synonym of peanut butter cup".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Reese's, with forms such as "erese's", "reees's", and "rees'es". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Reeves", "Reese", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: A genericization of the trademark Reese's, a popular brand of peanut butter cup, thus applied to all peanut butter cups. The correct English form is Reese's, spelled R-E-E-S-E-'-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Synonym of peanut butter cup

Etymology

A genericization of the trademark Reese's, a popular brand of peanut butter cup, thus applied to all peanut butter cups.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erese's
  • reees's
  • rees'es
  • reese'ss
  • reeses'
  • reesse's
  • rese's
  • resee's
  • rreese's

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Reese's - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

erese's2reees's2rees'es2reese'ss1reeses'2reesse's1rese's1resee's2
Edit distance from "Reese's"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Reese's"?
"Reese's" is spelled R-E-E-S-E-'-S.
What does "Reese's" mean?
As a noun, "Reese's" means: Synonym of peanut butter cup
What words are commonly confused with "Reese's"?
"Reese's" is commonly confused with "Reeves", "Reese". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Reese's"?
A genericization of the trademark Reese's, a popular brand of peanut butter cup, thus applied to all peanut butter cups. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Reese's”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-E-E-S-E-'-S - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Don't mix it up with “Reeves” - see the side-by-side comparison. Reese's vs Reeves
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list