pace

/[ˈpase]/ verb

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#35,175

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

5

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

pace is aSpanishverb. It means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pacer. Pronounced [ˈpase]. Often confused with pe and paz.

Key facts for pace
PropertyValue
Headwordpace
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpase]
Letters4
Frequency rank#35,175
Misspellings tracked5
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of pace in Spanish word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for pace is 4 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpase]. Corpus data places it at rank #35,175 in overall Spanish word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 5 documented wrong-spelling variants for pace, with forms such as "apce", "pacce", and "paec". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pe", "paz", "pie", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct Spanish form is pace, spelled P-A-C-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pacer.
  2. 2
    Segunda persona del singular (tú) del imperativo afirmativo de pacer.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: apce,pacce,paec,pcae,ppace

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for pace

Misspelling Variants of "pace"

apce4pacce5paec4pcae4ppace5
Misspelling Variants of "pace"

Frequency rank: #35,175 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pace"?
"pace" is spelled P-A-C-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpase].
What does "pace" mean?
As a verb, "pace" means: Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pacer.
What words are commonly confused with "pace"?
"pace" is commonly confused with "pe", "paz", "pie". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pace"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pace" is [ˈpase]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pace" come from?
"pace" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby Spanish words

Other entries that begin with the letter P in our Spanish index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.