# paid vs pool

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pool
*noun · IPA […] · frequency rank #5,408*
Ansammlung von (meistens) Süßwasser von einiger Tiefe

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