“Peal” or “Peel”—Which to use?

“Peal” or “Peel”

Overview

peal / peel 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. 👇

Definitions

peal: (noun) a deep prolonged sound (as of thunder or large bells). (verb) ring recurrently.

peel: (noun) British politician (1788-1850). (noun) the rind of a fruit or vegetable.

Pronunciation

peal: p·IY·l

peel: p·IY·l

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Examples in Context

Examples of “peal”

…known record of a "full peal" which was "true" – that…
…famous and frequently rung call-change peal, associated with the Devon Association…
To be classified as a peal, a performance must be in…
…to today as a long-length peal.
The first method ringing peal in this modern sense took…
Originally a peal referred to a sequence of…
…is thus synonymous with a peal.
…larger numbers of bells a peal is a subset of the
Peal records committee
Modern peal standards

Examples of “peel”

Ben-Gurion was delighted by the Peel Commission's support for transfer, which…
Thus, well before Lord Peel arrived in Palestine on 11…
…British government initially accepted the Peel report in principle.
Following publication of the Peel Commission's report in July 1937…
…Congress to approve equivocally the Peel recommendations as a basis for…
…1938, the Commission rejected the Peel plan primarily on the grounds…
…well for Fremantle's reserves team, Peel Thunder in the West Australian…
…over the recommendations of the Peel Commission.
…about a year while the Peel Commission deliberated.
He lives in Peel on the Isle of Man.

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