These two words are pronounced the same. To pique is a verb and it means to provoke or arouse.

There is an expression, "It piqued my interest." -this means that something attracted your interest or attention. However, some people write it incorrectly as "It peaked my interest."

A peak is a noun, it means the top of a mountain or the highest point of something.

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If the average person had started counting the moment they were born and continued counting, without stopping, until they turned 65 years old, they still would not have counted to a billion.      .. More >>