# pauper vs payer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### payer
*noun · IPA /ˈpeɪ.ɚ/ · frequency rank #21,895*
One who pays; specifically, the person by whom a bill or note has been, or should be, paid.

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