parsvspaseWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“pars” and “pase” are a confusable Spanish pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#44,903
“pars” frequency rank
#1,147
“pase” frequency rank
46050
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature pars pase
Definition Una de las porciones (iguales o no) en las que se pueda dividir una cosa (material o no), parte, porción, trozo, pedazo, pieza, etc. Acción o efecto de pasar (en sus diferentes acepciones).

Where the eye mixes pars and pase

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

4 ch
pars
4 ch
pase

Visual trap between pars and pase

A purely visual mix-up. pars (/ˈpars/) and pase ([ˈpase]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46050, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

pars is recorded at frequency rank #44,903, classified as anoun, pronounced /ˈpars/. pase is at rank #1,147, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpase].

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 46050, this pair ranks #127,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of pars vs pase

Shared letters: aps. Private to "pars": r. Private to "pase": e.

"pars" · 4 letters · shape CVCC  ·  "pase" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parsaprs · parrs · parss · pasr · ppars · pras
  • paseapse · paes · passe · ppase · psae

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "pars" and "pase" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently (/ˈpars/ versus [ˈpase]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "pars" or "pase"?
"pase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #1,147 in our Spanish list, against #44,903 for "pars". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "pars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #127,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "pars" and "pase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pars 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 #127,971 of 323,831 scored Spanish pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list