pasvspeasyWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: pas is a noun, peasy is an adjective, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“pas” is a noun and “peasy” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#13,210
“pas” frequency rank
#48,405
“peasy” frequency rank
61615
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pas peasy
Definition The right of going foremost; precedence. Resembling or characteristic of peas.

Letter map: pas vs peasy

Shared letters muted; letters that set pas and peasy apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.

3 ch
pas
5 ch
peasy

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pas is anoun and peasyanadjective. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 61615, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pas is recorded at frequency rank #13,210, classified as anoun, pronounced /pɑː/. peasy is at rank #48,405, tagged as anadj.

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 61615, this pair ranks #93,233 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of pas vs peasy

Shared letters: aps. Private to "pas": -. Private to "peasy": ey.

"pas" · 3 letters · shape CVC  ·  "peasy" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • peasyepasy · paesy · peassy · peasyy · peays · pesay · ppeasy

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "pas" and "peasy" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "pas" is a noun and "peasy" an adjective, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "pas" or "peasy"?
"pas" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #13,210 in our English list, against #48,405 for "peasy". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list