# paine vs Patna

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paine
*noun · frequency rank #23,349*
Obsolete spelling of pain.

### Patna
*name · frequency rank #35,453*
The capital and largest city of Bihar, India.

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