Which to use
“pages” is a noun and “pass” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #36,199
- “pages” frequency rank
- #20,155
- “pass” frequency rank
- 56354
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pages | pass |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Forma del plural de page. | Pasar. |
Where the eye mixes pages and pass
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pages vs pass
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pages is /ˈpeɪdʒɪz/ while pass is /pɑːs/. 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 (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 56354, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pages is recorded at frequency rank #36,199, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpeɪdʒɪz/. pass is at rank #20,155, tagged as averb, pronounced /pɑːs/.
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 56354, this pair ranks #74,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pages vs pass
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pages": eg. Private to "pass": -.
"pages" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pages" for "pass" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pages" vs "pass" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pages" and "pass" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pages" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pass" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #74,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pages" and "pass" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pages vs potes". 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 #74,968 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.