# pascal

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæskəl/ · frequency rank #17,439

## Definitions
1. In the International System of Units, the derived unit of pressure and stress; one newton per square metre. Symbol: Pa.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French pascal, named after French scientist and philosopher Blaise Pascal. Doublet of Paschal.

## Easily confused with
- **pasta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pascal-vs-pasta)
- **pasha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pascal-vs-pasha)
- **Pasco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pascal-vs-pasco)
- **postal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pascal-vs-postal)
- **PayPal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pascal-vs-paypal)
- **pastel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pascal-vs-pastel)
- **Paschal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pascal-vs-paschal)
- **papal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/papal-vs-pascal)
- **parcel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parcel-vs-pascal)

## Common misspellings (9)
`apscal`, `pacsal`, `pasacl`, `pascall`, `pasccal`, `pascla`, `passcal`, `ppascal`, `psacal`

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