# pasts vs Patty

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pasts
*noun · IPA /pɑːsts/ · frequency rank #44,990*
plural of past

### Patty
*name · IPA /ˈpæti/ · frequency rank #13,395*
A unisex given name.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pasts-vs-patty