# panic vs pans

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### panic
*adjective · IPA /ˈpænɪk/ · frequency rank #4,621*
Alternative letter-case form of Panic (“pertaining to the Greek god Pan”).

### pans
*noun · IPA /pænz/ · frequency rank #15,464*
plural of pan

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