Español homophones
pas/paz
"paz" (#435 written frequency) beats "pas" (#11,643) in this 2-word /ˈpas/ cluster. Size rank #33 of 387 Spanish groups.
Data vintage
Frequency splits the cluster
These 2 spellings keep the same /ˈpas/ reading, but written frequency splits them hard: "paz" leads at #435, with "pas" trailing at #11,643.
Spelling pairs in this cluster
- Single-letter fork: "pas" keeps s, "paz" writes z at letter 3.
Orthographic DNA of this cluster
Shared letters across pas, paz: ap. Private letters are the ones only one spelling owns: the eye's fastest tell once sound is out of the picture.
pas
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory aps · private s
paz
3 letters · 1 vowels · shape CVC
Inventory apz · private z
Pick the spelling from the meaning
- Write "pas" when you mean: Paso.
- Write "paz" when you mean: Condición espiritual o anímica de tranquilidad o quietud.