Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

peary

/ˈpɛəɹi/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.20 in modern English

Syllables: peary
IPA: /ˈpɛəɹi/

10

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Resembling pears, pear-like.

adj

Of, or pertaining to, pears.

name

Example Sentences

"full of peary goodness."

Etymology

Etymology tree Vulgar Latin pirabor. Proto-West Germanic *peru Old English pere Middle English pere English pear Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English peary From pear + -y.

Inflected Forms

more peary (comparative) pearier (comparative) most peary (superlative) peariest (superlative) Pearys (plural)

Rhymes With

query kashmiri peery seery cieri mary ordinary scary saint mary vary dairy fairy

Questions

How do you pronounce peary?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈpɛəɹi/.
What does peary mean?: Resembling pears, pear-like.
Where does peary come from?: Etymology tree Vulgar Latin pirabor. Proto-West Germanic *peru Old English pere Middle English pere English pear Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English peary From pear + -y.

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