# paid vs Paige

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paid
*verb · IPA /peɪd/ · frequency rank #792*
simple past and past participle of pay

### Paige
*name · IPA /peɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #14,607*
A southern English surname originating as an occupation, a variant of Page.

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