# paved vs Pavel

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### paved
*adjective · IPA /peɪvd/ · frequency rank #12,651*
Covered in pavement; having a hard surface, as of concrete or asphalt.

### Pavel
*name · frequency rank #25,168*
A transliteration of the Russian male given name Па́вел (Pável).

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