Pear

4 lettersnouncommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

A sweet, juicy fruit with a gritty texture and tapered shape, grown in many varieties on the pear tree.

“She sliced a ripe pear into her porridge for breakfast.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/pɛə/

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Synonyms

fruit

Word Game Tips

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Wordle

E and A consecutively in positions 2 and 3, rhymes with BEAR, WEAR, and TEAR

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Scrabble

Worth 6 points, hooks to PEARS and extends to SPEAR or APPEAR, an excellent opener

Words Related to Pear

Anagrams of Pear

Words that use exactly the same letters as “pear”.

aper pare reap

Words one letter different

Change a single letter of “pear” to make these 4-letter words — useful for Wordle and crossword clues.

bear dear fear gear hear near peak peas peer rear tear wear year

Add a letter to make a longer word

5-letter words you can spell by adding one letter to “pear”.

amper apers apert aperu apery apres apter arpen asper caper carpe crape drape frape gaper grape hepar japer lepra opera pacer padre pager paler

Longer words starting with Pear

Words that begin with “pear”.

pearl pears peart pearls pearly

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