# Pape vs paws

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pape
*noun · IPA /peɪp/ · frequency rank #47,245*
A Roman Catholic; a Papist.

### paws
*noun · IPA /pɔːz/ · frequency rank #16,553*
plural of paw

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-02.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pape-vs-paws