# pace vs paws

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### paws
*noun · IPA /pɔːz/ · frequency rank #16,553*
plural of paw

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