# paid vs Paul

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### Paul
*name · IPA /pɔːl/ · frequency rank #997*
In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.

## Source
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