# pale vs par

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pale
*adjective · IPA /peɪl/ · frequency rank #6,275*
Light in color.

### par
*noun · frequency rank #5,614*
Abbreviation of paragraph.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pale-vs-par