# payment vs payments

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### payment
*noun · IPA /ˈpeɪmənt/ · frequency rank #2,225*
The act of paying.

### payments
*noun · IPA /ˈpeɪmənts/ · frequency rank #3,121*
plural of payment

## Source
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