# paid vs plaid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### plaid
*noun · IPA /pled/ · frequency rank #18,918*
A type of twilled woollen cloth, often with a tartan or chequered pattern.

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