# payer vs prayer

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### 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.

### prayer
*noun · IPA /pɹɛə/ · frequency rank #3,520*
A practice of communicating with one's God, or with some spiritual entity.

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