# pad vs pir

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pir
*noun · IPA /pɪə/ · frequency rank #47,260*
A Muslim holy man or religious leader, especially Sufi.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pad-vs-pir