# paid vs paved

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### paved
*adjective · IPA /peɪvd/ · frequency rank #12,651*
Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.

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