# paid vs pond

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### pond
*noun · IPA /pɒnd/ · frequency rank #7,374*
An inland body of standing water, either natural or man-made, that is smaller than a lake.

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