Which to use
“pace” is a verb and “pares” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #35,175
- “pace” frequency rank
- #5,645
- “pares” frequency rank
- 40820
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pace | pares |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Tercera persona del singular (él, ella, ello; usted, 2.ª persona) del presente de indicativo de pacer. | Forma del plural de par. |
Where the eye mixes pace and pares
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pace runs 4 letters (CVCV) against pares's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pace with pares
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pace is [ˈpase] while pares is [ˈpaɾes]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40820, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pace is recorded at frequency rank #35,175, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpase]. pares is at rank #5,645, tagged as anadj, pronounced [ˈpaɾes].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 40820, this pair ranks #157,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pace vs pares
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pace": c. Private to "pares": rs.
"pace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pares" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pace" and "pares" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pace" or "pares"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "pace" and "pares" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pares" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #157,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pace" and "pares" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pace vs PRC". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #157,020 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.