# PAPI vs ppd

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### PAPI
*noun · IPA /ˈpæpi/ · frequency rank #27,591*
Abbreviation of Performance Application Programming Interface.

### ppd
*adjective · frequency rank #39,968*
Abbreviation of postpaid (“having the cost of postage already paid”).

## Source
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