pays

[peɪz]

/[peɪz]/ noun

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The verdict

“pays” has 6 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #41,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#41,381
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Plural des Substantivs pay

Corpus desk

Index DE-pays · pays · German

pays · rank #41,381 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #41,381
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Peitschen

Nearest frequency peer: Peitschen (+1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „pays“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „pays“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

pays vs PS
0% similar
pays vs PCS
0% similar
pays vs PDS
0% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for pays
PropertyValue
Headwordpays
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[peɪz]
Letters4
Frequency rank#41,381
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „pays“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).paysliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Peitschen“ (#41,382), „Ottawa“ (#41,379), „Performances“ (#41,383). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „pays“ bei #41,381. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around pays (IPA [peɪz]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #41,381 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Plural des Substantivs pay".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for pays, with forms such as "apys", "pasy", and "payss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "PS", "PCS", "PDS", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is pays, spelled P-A-Y-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Plural des Substantivs pay

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apys
  • pasy
  • payss
  • payys
  • ppays
  • pyas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of pays - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apys2pasy2payss1payys1ppays1pyas2
Edit distance from "pays"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "pays"?
"pays" is spelled P-A-Y-S. The IPA pronunciation is [peɪz].
What does "pays" mean?
As a noun, "pays" means: Plural des Substantivs pay
What words are commonly confused with "pays"?
"pays" is commonly confused with "PS", "PCS", "PDS". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "pays"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pays" is [peɪz]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "pays" come from?
"pays" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "pays", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Mons#41,351raff#41,412Macs#41,330Loks#41,325

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

Ottawa6 variantsOmaha6 variantsreina6 variantsRoses6 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list