Which to use
“paid” is a verb and “Pfad” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,122
- “paid” frequency rank
- #9,788
- “Pfad” frequency rank
- 53910
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paid | Pfad |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs pay | schmaler Weg, der nur von Fußgängern benutzt wird |
Letter map: paid vs Pfad
Shared letters muted; letters that set paid and Pfad apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. paid (CVVC) and Pfad (CCVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - paid and Pfad
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: paid is averb and Pfadanoun. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 53910, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paid is recorded at frequency rank #44,122, classified as averb, pronounced […]. Pfad is at rank #9,788, tagged as anoun, pronounced [p͡faːt].
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 53910, this pair ranks #1,039,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paid vs Pfad
Shared letters: adp. Private to "paid": i. Private to "Pfad": f.
"paid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Pfad" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paid" and "Pfad" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "paid" or "Pfad"?
After this comparison
Pair "paid" vs "Pfad" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "paid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pfad" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,039,545 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paid" and "Pfad" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paid vs puzzles". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,039,545 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.