Which to use
“Paget” is a name and “payed” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,317
- “Paget” frequency rank
- #30,911
- “payed” frequency rank
- 73228
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Paget | payed |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | Obsolete spelling of paid. |
Letter map: Paget vs payed
Shared letters muted; letters that set Paget and payed apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. Paget (CVCVC) and payed (CVVVC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - Paget and payed
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Paget is aname and payedaverb. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 73228, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Paget is recorded at frequency rank #42,317, classified as aname, pronounced /ˈpædʒət/. payed is at rank #30,911, tagged as averb.
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 73228, this pair ranks #40,331 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Paget vs payed
Shared letters: aep. Private to "Paget": gt. Private to "payed": dy.
"Paget" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "payed" · 5 letters · shape CVVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Paget" and "payed" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Paget" vs "payed" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
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- Full dictionary entry for "Paget" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "payed" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #40,331 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Paget" and "payed" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Paget vs piet". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #40,331 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.