Peggy

\pɛ.ɡi\

/\pɛ.ɡi\/ name

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The verdict

“Peggy” has 6 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #22,968. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#22,968
frequency rank, French
6,826
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
8
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Margot.

Corpus desk

Index FR-peggy · Peggy · French

Peggy · rank #22,968 · 6 variants · 8 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #22,968
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 8 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,826
  • PHOTO-FINISH Payne

Nearest frequency peer: Payne (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « Peggy »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « Peggy » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

Peggy vs peng
40% similar
Peggy vs Perry
60% similar
Peggy vs Percy
60% similar

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

Key facts for Peggy
PropertyValue
HeadwordPeggy
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\pɛ.ɡi\
Letters5
Frequency rank#22,968
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs8
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Peggy »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Peggyse place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Payne » (#22,967), « patrimonial » (#22,966), « Penelope » (#22,970). Parmi 6,826 lemmes en « P », « Peggy » est au #22,968. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Peggy (IPA \pɛ.ɡi\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #22,968 among 6,826 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Margot.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Peggy, with forms such as "epggy", "peggyy", and "pegy". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 8 confusable-pair relationships, "peng", "Perry", "Percy", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is Peggy, spelled P-E-G-G-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    Margot.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Peggy appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. La pilule ne passe pas. Ni pour Peggy, salariée chez Haulotte, […], ni pour Anne, cadre dans la tour Total de La Défense. Toutes deux ont télétravaillé à 100 % « sans problème » lors du premier confinement, mais voilà que les directions de ces deux entreprises demandent à leurs effectifs de se rendre dans les bureaux, entre deux et trois jours par semaine.

This word in other languages

Peggy(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • epggy
  • peggyy
  • pegy
  • pegyg
  • pgegy
  • ppeggy

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

epggy2peggyy1pegy1pegyg2pgegy2ppeggy1
Edit distance from "Peggy"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Peggy"?
"Peggy" is spelled P-E-G-G-Y. The IPA pronunciation is \pɛ.ɡi\.
What does "Peggy" mean?
As a proper noun, "Peggy" means: Margot.
What words are commonly confused with "Peggy"?
"Peggy" is commonly confused with "peng", "Perry", "Percy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Peggy"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Peggy" is \pɛ.ɡi\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Peggy" come from?
"Peggy" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Peggy", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Payne#22,967Novak#22,957negro#22,951muets#22,948

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

mûre6 variantsmeure6 variantsluck6 variantskart6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list