Which to use
“Petr” is a name and “pti” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #39,455
- “Petr” frequency rank
- #34,701
- “pti” frequency rank
- 74156
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Petr | pti |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prénom tchèque, équivalent de Pierre. | Petit. |
Letter map: Petr vs pti
Shared letters muted; letters that set Petr and pti apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for Petr / pti
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Petr is aname and ptianadjective. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74156, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Petr is recorded at frequency rank #39,455, classified as aname, pronounced \pɛtr̩\. pti is at rank #34,701, tagged as anadj.
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 74156, this pair ranks #38,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Petr vs pti
Shared letters: pt. Private to "Petr": er. Private to "pti": i.
"Petr" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pti" · 3 letters · shape CCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Petr ← eptr · pert · petrr · pettr · ppetr · pter
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Petr" and "pti" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Petr" vs "pti" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Petr" and "pti".
- Full dictionary entry for "Petr" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pti" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #38,064 of 440,172 scored French confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Petr" and "pti" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peep vs Petr". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #38,064 of 440,172 scored French pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.