# Pacino vs paying

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pacino
*name · IPA /pəˈt͡ʃinoʊ/ · frequency rank #37,137*
A surname.

### paying
*verb · IPA /ˈpeɪ.ɪŋ/ · frequency rank #1,834*
present participle and gerund of pay

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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