# Reid vs repaid

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Reid
*name · IPA /ɹiːd/ · frequency rank #7,275*
A surname.

### repaid
*verb · IPA /ɹɪˈpeɪd/ · frequency rank #19,960*
simple past and past participle of repay

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