# repaid vs repay

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

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

### repay
*verb · IPA /ɹiˈpeɪ/ · frequency rank #11,953*
Synonym of pay back in all senses.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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