# pacer vs pales

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pacer
*noun · frequency rank #41,297*
One who paces.

### pales
*verb · IPA /peɪlz/ · frequency rank #40,379*
third-person singular simple present indicative of pale

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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