# pays vs pye

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### pays
*verb · IPA /peɪz/ · frequency rank #4,622*
third-person singular simple present indicative of pay

### pye
*noun · frequency rank #46,714*
Archaic spelling of pie (pastry food).

## Source
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