# pacts vs pasts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pacts
*noun · IPA /pækts/ · frequency rank #46,675*
plural of pact

### pasts
*noun · IPA /pɑːsts/ · frequency rank #44,990*
plural of past

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