pez
\ˈpeː(s)\
The verdict
“pez” is uncommon French (frequency #74,274 among 248,534 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,274
- frequency rank, French
- 248,534
- “P” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Forme mutée de bez par durcissement (b → p).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | pez |
| Language | French |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | \ˈpeː(s)\ |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #74,274 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “pez” sits in French frequency
Rare enough to double-check
pez is uncommon French at frequency #74,274 among 248,534 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed \ˈpeː(s)\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Forme mutée de bez par durcissement (b → p).".
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for pez, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct French form is pez, spelled P-E-Z.
Definition
- 1Forme mutée de bez par durcissement (b → p).
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.
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Using “pez”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct French spelling is P-E-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as \ˈpeː(s)\ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.