# Paget vs pet

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Paget
*name · IPA /ˈpædʒət/ · frequency rank #42,317*
A surname.

### pet
*noun · IPA /pɛt/ · frequency rank #3,323*
An animal kept as a companion or otherwise for pleasure, rather than for some practical benefit or use.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paget-vs-pet