paz

/ˈpaʃ/

//ˈpaʃ// noun

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The verdict

“paz” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #453) as a noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#453
frequency rank, Portuguese
1,578
“P” headwords
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - estado de coisas que se caracteriza pela harmonia entre os elementos que nele habitam

Corpus desk

Index PT-paz · paz · Portuguese

paz · rank #453 · 0 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-CORE #453
  • LEN-MID 3 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,578
  • PHOTO-FINISH papel

Nearest frequency peer: papel (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Vizinhos de frequência do confusável “paz”

Pares de peso semelhante no corpus, aparte dos confusáveis abaixo

corpus weight

What this shows As barras situam “paz” face aos lemas portugueses mais próximos por rank, não um reprint da secretária de confusáveis.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

paz vs pé
33% similar
paz vs PT
0% similar
paz vs pó
33% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for paz
PropertyValue
Headwordpaz
LanguagePortuguese
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈpaʃ/
Letters3
Frequency rank#453
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rank de corpus junto a confusáveis de “paz”

Esta escala corre do núcleo do português quotidiano (esquerda) até o rastro de formas raras (direita).pazcai aqui:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Os ticks avançam em logaritmo; cada um é da ordem de dez vezes mais raro. Na mesma faixa de raridade aparecem “papel” (#452), “real” (#454), “mão” (#451). Entre 1,578 lemas com “P”, “paz” fica em #453. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for paz is neighbouring look-alikes ("pé", "PT", …), not just typos; it is anoun pronounced /ˈpaʃ/. Frequency #453 among 1,578 “P” headwords. 5 recorded senses keep meaning in play.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for paz, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "pé", "PT", "pó", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

This headword's origin isn't recorded in our source data, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct Portuguese form is paz, spelled P-A-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    estado de coisas que se caracteriza pela harmonia entre os elementos que nele habitam
  2. 2
    estado de não beligerância
  3. 3
    calma, tranquilidade
  4. 4
    beatitude
  5. 5
    ausência de conflitos

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how paz appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Paz interior
  2. Paz entre os povos

Antonyms

guerra

This word in other languages

peace(English)paz(Español)paix(Français)Frieden(Deutsch)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 Portuguese corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "paz"?
"paz" is spelled P-A-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈpaʃ/.
What does "paz" mean?
As a noun, "paz" means: estado de coisas que se caracteriza pela harmonia entre os elementos que nele habitam
What words are commonly confused with "paz"?
"paz" is commonly confused with "pé", "PT", "pó". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "paz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "paz" is /ˈpaʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "paz" come from?
"paz" is a Portuguese word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar Portuguese words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "paz", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Portuguese headwords with 3 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

mão#451mês#444uns#485rua#420

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list