# pace vs pap

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pap
*noun · IPA /pæp/ · frequency rank #20,178*
Food in the form of a soft paste, often a porridge, especially as given to very young children.

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