# pace

> English word · Noun · IPA /peɪs/ · frequency rank #3,773

## Definitions
1. A step.
2. A step.
3. A way of stepping.
4. A way of stepping.
5. Speed or velocity in general.
6. A measure of the hardness of a pitch and of the tendency of a cricket ball to maintain its speed after bouncing.
7. A group of donkeys.
8. A passage, a route.
9. A passage, a route.
10. A passage, a route.

## Etymology
From Middle English pase, from Anglo-Norman pas, Old French pas, and their source, Latin passus. Doublet of pas and fathom; compare also pass. Cognate with Spanish pasear.

## Easily confused with
- **PC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pc)
- **PE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pe)
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pay)
- **Pan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pan)
- **pat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pat)
- **pic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pic)
- **pie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pie)
- **par** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-par)
- **pad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pad)
- **PAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pal)
- **pee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pee)
- **pcs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pcs)
- **PLC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-plc)
- **pam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pam)
- **pas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pas)
- **Poe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-poe)
- **paw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-paw)
- **Pak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pak)
- **pax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pax)
- **pap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pace-vs-pap)

## Common misspellings (5)
`apce`, `pacce`, `paec`, `pcae`, `ppace`

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