# pa vs pays

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### pa
*preposition · IPA [ˈpa] · frequency rank #1,690*
Forma abreviada de "para".

### pays
*noun · IPA /pɛi/ · frequency rank #42,064*
País.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/es/vs/pa-vs-pays