# paid vs pair

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pair
*noun · IPA /pɛə/ · frequency rank #1,955*
Two alike or identical things taken together; often followed by of.

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