PagevspaidWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: Page is a noun, paid is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“Page” is a noun and “paid” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#8,762
“Page” frequency rank
#44,122
“paid” frequency rank
52884
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Page paid
Definition Hotelbursche, Hoteldiener in betresster, uniformartiger Bekleidung Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs pay

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set Page and paid apart are highlighted. They share 2 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

4 ch
Page
4 ch
paid

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Page is anoun and paidaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52884, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Page is recorded at frequency rank #8,762, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːʒə]. paid is at rank #44,122, tagged as averb, pronounced […].

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 52884, this pair ranks #1,079,514 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Page vs paid

Shared letters: ap. Private to "Page": eg. Private to "paid": di.

"Page" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "paid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Pageapge · paeg · pagge · pgae · ppage
  • paidapid · padi · paidd · ppaid

Frequency comparison

Page#8,762
paid#44,122

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Page" and "paid" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "Page" is a noun and "paid" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "Page" or "paid"?
"Page" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,762 in our German list, against #44,122 for "paid". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering Page vs paid

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “Page”; for a verb, it's “paid”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “Page” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list