Which to use
“pass” is a verb and “PTS” is a phrase - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #952
- “pass” frequency rank
- #15,683
- “PTS” frequency rank
- 16635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pass | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | To change place. | Initialism of pay to surf: a business model where users are paid for viewing advertisements while browsing the World Wide Web. |
Letter map: pass vs PTS
Shared letters muted; letters that set pass and PTS apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Grammar separator: pass vs PTS
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pass is averb and PTSaphrase. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16635, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pass is recorded at frequency rank #952, classified as averb, pronounced /pɑːs/. PTS is at rank #15,683, tagged as aphrase.
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 16635, this pair ranks #456,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pass vs PTS
Shared letters: ps. Private to "pass": a. Private to "PTS": t.
"pass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "PTS" · 3 letters · shape CCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pass ← apss · ppass · psas
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pass" for "PTS" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pass" vs "PTS" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pass" and "PTS".
- Full dictionary entry for "pass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "PTS" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #456,533 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pass" and "PTS" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PPA vs PTS". 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 #456,533 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.