paz
[ˈpas]
The verdict
“paz” is in the everyday core of Spanish, ranked #435 in Spanish word frequency and used as a noun.
- #435
- frequency rank, Spanish
- 3
- letters
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Condición espiritual o anímica de tranquilidad o quietud.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | paz |
| Language | Spanish |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈpas] |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #435 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “paz” sits in Spanish frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The Spanish entry for paz is 3 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈpas]. Corpus data places it at rank #435 in overall Spanish word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 8 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for paz, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PP", "pm", "po", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct Spanish form is paz, spelled P-A-Z.
Definition
- 1Condición espiritual o anímica de tranquilidad o quietud.
- 2Ausencia de disturbios o agitación.
- 3Estado de no beligerancia entre estados.
- 4Acuerdo o tratado que pone fin a una guerra.
- 5Espíritu de conciliación y colaboración.
- 6En la misa católica, saludo ritual deseándose mutuamente la paz₁.
- 7Esta parte de la misa.
- 8Figura en relieve sobre una placa, que se besaba en dicho rito.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “paz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct Spanish spelling is P-A-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈpas] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “PP” - see the side-by-side comparison. paz vs PP
- Browse more Spanish words and confusable pairs in the same reference. Spanish words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.