# pact vs pad

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pact
*noun · IPA /pækt/ · frequency rank #10,740*
An agreement; a compact; a covenant.

### pad
*noun · IPA /pæd/ · frequency rank #7,039*
A flattened mass of anything soft, to sit or lie on.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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