Español homophones
pace/pase
"pace" is a verb; "pase" is a noun - grammar picks the spelling, not sound. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Grammar picks the spelling
Same sound, different grammar: "pace" arrives as a verb, while "pase" is a noun. Once the sentence role is fixed, only one spelling fits.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Shared stem "pa" then splits - "pace" (4 letters) vs "pase" (4).
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across pace, pase: aep. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
pace
4 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCV
Inventory acep · private c
pase
4 letters · 2 vowels · shape CVCV
Inventory aeps · private s
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "pace" when you mean: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pacer.
- Write "pase" when you mean: Acción o efecto de pasar (en sus diferentes acepciones).
Known mistypes of these spellings
Edit-distance variants recorded against this cluster: useful when a search or OCR feed lands on the wrong form.