paz

/[ˈpas]/ noun

Letters

3 characters

Frequency Rank

#435

in Spanish word usage

Misspellings

0

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

paz is aSpanishnoun. It means: Condición espiritual o anímica de tranquilidad o quietud. Pronounced [ˈpas]. It ranks #435 in Spanish word frequency. Often confused with PP and pm.

Key facts for paz
PropertyValue
Headwordpaz
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈpas]
Letters3
Frequency rank#435
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

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

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The Spanish entry for paz is 3 letters long, classified as anoun, 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.

No frequent misspelling variants are recorded for paz in our index, suggesting the orthography either follows predictable Spanish patterns or the word is uncommon enough that typo corpora lack signal.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PP", "pm", "po", 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 paz, spelled P-A-Z, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Condición espiritual o anímica de tranquilidad o quietud.
  2. 2
    Ausencia de disturbios o agitación.
  3. 3
    Estado de no beligerancia entre estados.
  4. 4
    Acuerdo o tratado que pone fin a una guerra.
  5. 5
    Espíritu de conciliación y colaboración.
  6. 6
    En la misa católica, saludo ritual deseándose mutuamente la paz₁.
  7. 7
    Esta parte de la misa.
  8. 8
    Figura en relieve sobre una placa, que se besaba en dicho rito.

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Frequency rank: #435 in Spanish

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paz"?
"paz" is spelled P-A-Z. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpas].
What does "paz" mean?
As a noun, "paz" means: Condición espiritual o anímica de tranquilidad o quietud.
What words are commonly confused with "paz"?
"paz" is commonly confused with "PP", "pm", "po". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paz" is [ˈpas]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paz" come from?
"paz" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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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.