Which to use
“pace” and “phase” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,773
- “pace” frequency rank
- #2,306
- “phase” frequency rank
- 6079
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pace | phase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A step. | A distinguishable part of a sequence or cycle occurring over time. |
Where the eye mixes pace and phase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. pace (/peɪs/) and phase (/feɪz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 6079, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pace is recorded at frequency rank #3,773, classified as anoun, pronounced /peɪs/. phase is at rank #2,306, tagged as anoun, pronounced /feɪz/.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 6079, this pair ranks #512,834 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pace vs phase
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pace": c. Private to "phase": hs.
"pace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "phase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV