# paints vs pasts

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paints
*noun · IPA /peɪnts/ · frequency rank #11,930*
plural of paint

### pasts
*noun · IPA /pɑːsts/ · frequency rank #44,990*
plural of past

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paints-vs-pasts