Which to use
“paces” and “pack” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #23,348
- “paces” frequency rank
- #2,224
- “pack” frequency rank
- 25572
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paces | pack |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | plural of pace | A bundle made up and prepared to be carried; especially, a bundle to be carried on the back, but also a load for an animal, a bale. |
Where the eye mixes paces and pack
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: paces vs pack
A purely visual mix-up. paces (/ˈpeɪsɪz/) and pack (/pæk/) 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 25572, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paces is recorded at frequency rank #23,348, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪsɪz/. pack is at rank #2,224, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pæk/.
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 25572, this pair ranks #393,273 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paces vs pack
Shared letters: acp. Private to "paces": es. Private to "pack": k.
"paces" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paces" and "pack" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "paces" or "pack"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "paces" and "pack" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "paces" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pack" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #393,273 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paces" and "pack" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paces vs pecs". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #393,273 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.