Which to use
“pas” and “pleas” are a confusable English pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #13,210
- “pas” frequency rank
- #14,810
- “pleas” frequency rank
- 28020
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pas | pleas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | The right of going foremost; precedence. | plural of plea |
Where the eye mixes pas and pleas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses pas with pleas
A purely visual mix-up. pas (/pɑː/) and pleas (/pliːz/) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 28020, 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/. pleas is at rank #14,810, tagged as anoun, pronounced /pliːz/.
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 28020, this pair ranks #374,350 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pas vs pleas
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pas": -. Private to "pleas": el.
"pas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "pleas" · 5 letters · shape CCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pleas ← lpeas · pelas · plaes · pleass · plesa · plleas · ppleas
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pas" and "pleas" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary English text, does "pas" or "pleas" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pleas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #374,350 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pas" and "pleas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pecs vs pleas". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #374,350 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.