# part vs pau

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### part
*noun · IPA /pɑːt/ · frequency rank #162*
A portion; a component.

### pau
*adjective · frequency rank #26,910*
done; over; finished

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