# pace vs pad

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pace
*noun · IPA /peɪs/ · frequency rank #3,773*
A step.

### pad
*noun · IPA /pæd/ · frequency rank #7,039*
A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.

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