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“P” or “Pea” or “Pee”

p / pea / pee are similar-sounding terms with different meanings (referred to as homophones). To better understand the differences, see below for definitions, pronunciation guides, and example sentences using each term.

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Definitions

What each term means

Same sound, different spellings and meanings, shown with a pronunciation guide for each term.

p p·IY

  • nounthe 16th letter of the Roman alphabet.

pea p·IY

  • nounseed of a pea plant used for food.
  • nounthe fruit or seed of a pea plant.
  • nouna leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds.

pee p·IY

No dictionary entry for this spelling — see the usage examples below for how it shows up in writing.

Usage

Examples in context

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“p”

  • Ben P. Ellerbeck conceived the first practical…
  • …Dong, W. Tian, M. Falda, P. Fontana, E. Lavezzo, B.D.
  • Romero, P. Bhat, A. Paccanaro, T. Hamp,…
  • P. Radivojac, W. Clark, T.B.
  • P position of the floor-mounted gear…
  • The Independent (London), p. 7.
  • The Independent (London), p. 12.
  • I. P. Evans, A. Spencer, & G.…
  • Sternberg, N. Skunca, F. Supek, M. Bosnjak, P. Panov, S.…
  • …again in 1997 to A. P. Tureaud Elementary School because the…

“pea”

  • Pea
  • …the spike and superficially resemble pea flowers.
  • …Parry took canned beef and pea soup with him on his…
  • …began shows wearing a charcoal pea coat and a leather bustier…
  • …the size of a split pea, with a hair projecting in…
  • …of deciduous tree in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native…
  • The Araucana has a pea comb and lays approximately 250…
  • …resemble the keel of a pea flower.
  • Lisyansky ordered to cook pea soup on "dried broth", and…
  • …of flowering plant in the pea family (Fabaceae).

“pee”

  • Jay Pee - art direction
  • 12U Pee Wee Reese Baseball
  • …is inspired by the feature Pee Stains and Other Disasters.
  • …for carbon-13 work was the Pee Dee Belemnite (PDB) and was…
  • …beginning of the track Pilentze Pee by the Bulgarian State Television…
  • 1954 Pee Wee King reached #4 on…
  • …in Sweden, because "kiss" means "pee" in Swedish.
  • Pee Wee Reese World Series
  • White Pee
  • AABC Pee Wee Reese World Series 2011…

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