# pass vs PTS

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pass
*verb · IPA /pɑːs/ · frequency rank #952*
To change place.

### PTS
*phrase · frequency rank #15,683*
Initialism of pay to surf: a business model where users are paid for viewing advertisements while browsing the World Wide Web.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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