# pains vs paint

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pains
*noun · IPA /peɪnz/ · frequency rank #9,077*
plural of pain

### paint
*noun · IPA /peɪnt/ · frequency rank #2,903*
A substance that is applied as a liquid or paste, and dries into a solid coating that protects or adds colour to an object or surface to which it has been applied.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pains-vs-paint