Which to use
“Per” is a name and “pez” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #3,203
- “Per” frequency rank
- #5,028
- “pez” frequency rank
- 8231
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Per | pez |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Pedro. Nombre propio de hombre. | Cualquiera de unas 30 000 especies de animales vertebrados, caracterizados por ser los únicos adaptados a respirar agua durante todo su ciclo vital. Forman un grupo sin rigor taxonómico que comprende varios grupos evolutivos diferentes, que sólo tienen en común su adaptación al medio acuático. |
Where the eye mixes Per and pez
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Per vs pez
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Per is [ˈpæːr] while pez is [ˈpes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by a single letter - r in “Per” becomes z in “pez”, and the parts of speech differ too (name vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 8231, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Per is recorded at frequency rank #3,203, classified as aname, pronounced [ˈpæːr]. pez is at rank #5,028, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpes].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 8231, this pair ranks #305,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Per vs pez
Shared letters: ep. Private to "Per": r. Private to "pez": z.
"Per" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pez" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Per" and "pez" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "Per" or "pez"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Per" and "pez" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Per" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pez" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #305,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Per" and "pez" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pez vs prey". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #305,623 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.