# passer vs Pasteur

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### passer
*noun · IPA /ˈpɑːsə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #23,353*
One who succeeds in passing a test, etc.

### Pasteur
*name · frequency rank #37,146*
A surname from French.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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