pasvspeaksWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pas is a noun, peaks is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pas” is a noun and “peaks” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#10,718
“pas” frequency rank
#46,906
“peaks” frequency rank
57624
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pas peaks
Definition Schritt, Tritt 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs peak

Letter map: pas vs peaks

Shared letters muted; letters that set pas and peaks apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch
pas
5 ch
peaks

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pas is anoun and peaksaverb. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pas is recorded at frequency rank #10,718, classified as anoun, pronounced [pa]. peaks is at rank #46,906, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 57624, this pair ranks #894,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pas vs peaks

Shared letters: aps. Private to "pas": -. Private to "peaks": ek.

"pas" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "peaks" · 5 letters · shape CVVCC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peaksepaks · paeks · peakks · peakss · peask · pekas · ppeaks

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pas" and "peaks" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pas" is a noun and "peaks" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pas" or "peaks"?
"pas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #10,718 in our German list, against #46,906 for "peaks". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "pas" and "peaks". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "peaks" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #894,239 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pas" and "peaks" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "peaks vs puzzles". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list