# pastas vs pausas

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### pastas
*noun · IPA [ˈpast̪as] · frequency rank #19,200*
Forma del plural de pasta.

### pausas
*verb · IPA [ˈpawsas] · frequency rank #28,865*
Segunda persona del singular (tú) del presente de indicativo de pausar.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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