# Pappas

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #46,677

## Definitions
1. A surname from Greek.

## Etymology
From Greek παπάς (papás, “priest”).

## Easily confused with
- **Papua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappas-vs-papua)
- **Paras** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappas-vs-paras)
- **pappy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappas-vs-pappy)
- **poppa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappas-vs-poppa)
- **PayPal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pappas-vs-paypal)
- **papa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/papa-vs-pappas)
- **papal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/papal-vs-pappas)
- **papers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/papers-vs-pappas)
- **Pallas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pallas-vs-pappas)

## Common misspellings (7)
`apppas`, `papaps`, `papas`, `pappass`, `pappsa`, `ppapas`, `ppappas`

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