LanguageTool Community
Imprint · Privacy Policy
<< return to list of rules

Rule "peaked (piqued) my attention"

This is one of many errors that LanguageTool can detect.

Description: peaked (piqued) my attention
Message: Did you mean 'pique (= arouse) \4'? To 'peak' means 'to reach a maximum', to 'peek' means 'to take a brief look; to peer'.
Category: Commonly Confused Words (ID: CONFUSED_WORDS)
Link: https://languagetool.org/insights/post/peek-peak-pique/
Incorrect sentences
that this rule can detect:
  • That’s not the the part of the announcement that peeks wrestling fans’ interest, though.
    Correction suggestion: piques
  • His words truly peaked the constitutional judges' suspicions.
    Correction suggestion: piqued
ID: PEAK_ATTENTION [2]
Version: 6.8-SNAPSHOT (2025-10-27 22:33:07 +0100)