# pans vs past

> French confusable word pair

## The two words

### pans
*noun · IPA \pɑ̃\ · frequency rank #12,630*
Pluriel de pan.

### past
*adjective · IPA \past\ · frequency rank #28,284*
Ancien.

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