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How do you spell peony?

Peony is spelled P-E-O-N-Y with a single n. The plural is peonies, dropping the y for -ies. The variant paeony follows the Latin genus Paeonia and is correct but less common.

Letter by letter

P-E-O-N-Y

Spelling note

One n, and the plural is peonies. The spelling paeony is a British variant of the botanical Paeonia.

What it means for flower stock photos

A peony is a large, many-petalled garden flower of the genus Paeonia, and one of the most frequently licensed subjects in botanical photography.

Common misspellings

  • peonie → peony
  • peoney → peony
  • penoy → peony
  • peonny → peony

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