Which to use
“paid” is a verb and “pig” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,122
- “paid” frequency rank
- #48,384
- “pig” frequency rank
- 92506
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paid | pig |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs pay | Schwein |
Letter map: paid vs pig
Shared letters muted; letters that set paid and pig apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. paid runs 4 letters (CVVC) against pig's 3 (CVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Role in the sentence - paid and pig
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: paid is averb and piganoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 92506, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paid is recorded at frequency rank #44,122, classified as averb, pronounced […]. pig is at rank #48,384, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pɪɡ].
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 92506, this pair ranks #29,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paid vs pig
Shared letters: ip. Private to "paid": ad. Private to "pig": g.
"paid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "pig" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- paid ← apid · padi · paidd · ppaid
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "paid" and "pig" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "paid" or "pig" show up more?
What to do next
You've compared "paid" and "pig". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "paid" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pig" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #29,343 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paid" and "pig" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pig vs PMS". 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 #29,343 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.