# papers vs pauper

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### papers
*noun · IPA /ˈpeɪpɚz/ · frequency rank #2,457*
plural of paper.

### pauper
*noun · IPA /ˈpɔː.pə/ · frequency rank #38,092*
One who is extremely poor.

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