This pear smells nice.
Source: tatoeba (60753)
Pear
/pɛə/
Synonyms for "pear" (11 found)
Ranked by relevance and common usage.
Choosing the right synonym
- Closest matches in this entry: pear tree, berry, ebony, fruit, oak.
- Sentence evidence is available for pear, so synonym choice can be checked against real usage rather than a flat word list.
- Ranking signals come from wordnet, opengloss, derived_reverse.
Synonym selection checklist
- Match the part of speech before comparing meanings.
- Check whether the synonym changes intensity, formality, or emotional tone.
- Read the replacement inside the full sentence, not just beside "pear".
- Prefer the clearest word over the most unusual word when writing for speed or comprehension.
When not to replace "pear"
Keep "pear" when the sentence already sounds natural, when a synonym would add unintended emphasis, or when readers need the most familiar wording. A synonym should clarify or sharpen the message, not simply make the sentence look more varied.
If two options seem close, choose the one that best matches the audience and purpose of the sentence.
Replacement workflow
1. Preserve meaning
Choose a synonym only if it keeps the core idea of "pear" intact in the sentence you are editing.
2. Tune tone
Check whether the replacement sounds more formal, casual, emotional, technical, or forceful than the original word.
3. Re-read context
Read the full sentence after the swap. Keep the synonym only when the sentence becomes clearer or more precise.
Review note: Synonym lists are ranked with lexical data and reviewed for practical writing value. Use the comparison notes, sentence evidence, and source labels together; a high-ranking synonym can still be wrong when the audience, register, or grammar changes.
Final fit check
After choosing a replacement for "pear", read the sentence once for meaning and once for rhythm. The best synonym should feel natural in the full sentence, not only accurate in a word list.
If the synonym makes the sentence slower, vaguer, or more dramatic than intended, keep "pear" or choose a simpler alternative from the closest-match group.
Related word relations
OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.
More general
6 entriesMore specific
6 entriesAnjou pearAnjou pear treeBartlett pearBartlett pear treeBosc pearBosc pear tree
Collocations
6 entriesInflections
1 entriesDerivations
1 entriesTranslations
72 translations across 63 languages.
Albanian
1 entries- dardhë noun (tree)
Ancient Greek
1 entries- ἄπιος noun (tree)
Arabic
1 entries- كُمَّثْرَى noun (tree)
Armenian
1 entries- տանձենի noun (tree)
Aromanian
1 entries- per noun (tree)
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic
1 entries- ܐܝܼܠܵܢܵܐ ܟܘܼܡܵܬܪܵܐ noun (tree)
Asturian
1 entries- peral noun (tree)
Azerbaijani
1 entries- armud ağacı noun (tree)
Basque
2 entries- madariondo noun (tree)
- udareondo noun (tree)
Belarusian
1 entries- гру́ша noun (tree)
Bulgarian
1 entries- кру́ша noun (tree)
Catalan
1 entries- perera noun (tree)
Central Kurdish
1 entries- دار ھەرمێ noun (tree)
Chinese Mandarin
1 entries- 梨樹 /梨树 noun (tree)
Czech
1 entries- hrušeň noun (tree)
Dutch
1 entries- perenboom noun (tree)
Esperanto
2 entries- pirarbo noun (tree)
- pirujo noun (tree)
Estonian
1 entries- pirnipuu noun (tree)
Finnish
2 entries- päärynä noun (tree)
- päärynäpuu noun (tree)
French
1 entries- poirier noun (tree)
Friulian
2 entries- piruçâr noun (tree)
- piručâr noun (tree)
Galician
1 entries- pereira noun (tree)
German
2 entries- Birnbaum noun (tree)
- Birne noun (tree)
Greek
1 entries- αχλαδιά noun (tree)
Hungarian
1 entries- körtefa noun (tree)
Icelandic
1 entries- perutré noun (tree)
Italian
1 entries- pero noun (tree)
Kaitag
1 entries- хъяр noun (tree)
Kalmyk
1 entries- кедмн noun (tree)
Korean
1 entries- 배나무 noun (tree)
Latin
1 entries- pirus noun (tree)
Latvian
2 entries- bumbiere noun (tree)
- krause noun (tree)
Lithuanian
1 entries- kriaušė noun (tree)
Livonian
1 entries- bumbīerpū noun (tree)
Lower Sorbian
1 entries- kšuška noun (tree)
Luxembourgish
1 entries- Birebam noun (tree)
Macedonian
1 entries- круша noun (tree)
Northern Kurdish
2 entries- darhirmî noun (tree)
- hirmî noun (tree)
Norwegian Bokmål
1 entries- pæretre noun (tree)
Norwegian Nynorsk
1 entries- pæretre noun (tree)
Occitan
1 entries- perièr noun (tree)
Old English
1 entries- piriġe noun (tree)
Polish
1 entries- grusza noun (tree)
Portuguese
1 entries- pereira noun (tree)
Romani
1 entries- ambrolin noun (tree)
Romanian
1 entries- păr noun (tree)
Romansch
1 entries- pairer noun (tree)
Russian
1 entries- гру́ша noun (tree)
Scots
1 entries- peer noun (tree)
Scottish Gaelic
1 entries- peur noun (tree)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- kruška noun (tree)
- крушка noun (tree)
Shor
1 entries- албырт noun (tree)
Slovak
1 entries- hruška noun (tree)
Slovene
1 entries- hruška noun (tree)
Spanish
1 entries- peral noun (tree)
Swedish
1 entries- päronträd noun (tree)
Turkish
1 entries- armut noun (tree)
Ukrainian
1 entries- гру́ша noun (tree)
Venetan
1 entries- perèr noun (tree)
Vietnamese
1 entries- cây lê noun (tree)
Volapük
2 entries- bünabim noun (tree)
- bünep noun (tree)
Walloon
1 entries- poerî noun (tree)
Winnebago
1 entries- kšeesoroc noun (tree)
Sample sentences
10 total sentences available.
Lend me a knife with which to peel this pear.
Source: tatoeba (60754)
The island as seen from above resembles a pear in shape.
Source: tatoeba (268273)
The pear tree in the garden bears a lot of fruit.
Source: tatoeba (278483)
Showing 4 of 10 available sentences.
Common questions
What are the closest synonyms for "pear"?
Closest matches include pear tree, berry, ebony, fruit, oak.
How should I check whether a synonym fits "pear"?
Compare the replacement against real sentence context. This entry includes sample sentences so you can check tone, grammar, and meaning before swapping words.