# past vs Pax

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### past
*noun · IPA [pɑːst] · frequency rank #23,262*
Vergangenheit, Vorleben

### Pax
*noun · IPA [paks] · frequency rank #29,276*
Friede, meist in Verbindungen gebraucht

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/past-vs-pax