# payed vs ped

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### payed
*verb · frequency rank #30,911*
Obsolete spelling of paid.

### ped
*noun · IPA /pɛd/ · frequency rank #35,872*
A pedestrian.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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