# pace vs pas

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pas
*noun · IPA /pɑː/ · frequency rank #13,210*
The right of going foremost; precedence.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pas