# Pack vs paid

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pack
*noun · IPA [pak] · frequency rank #5,405*
heruntergekommene, (teils kriminelle) Menschen; Gesindel

### paid
*verb · IPA […] · frequency rank #44,122*
Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs pay

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