# paid

> English word · Verb · IPA /peɪd/ · frequency rank #792

## Definitions
1. simple past and past participle of pay

## Etymology
From pay + -ed.

## Easily confused with
- **pi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pi)
- **PD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pd)
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pay)
- **Pan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pan)
- **pin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pin)
- **pit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pit)
- **pat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pat)
- **pic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pic)
- **pie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pie)
- **par** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-par)
- **pig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pig)
- **PhD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-phd)
- **PAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pal)
- **pod** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pod)
- **pam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pam)
- **pas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pas)
- **phi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-phi)
- **paw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-paw)
- **psi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-psi)
- **Pak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-pak)

## Common misspellings (5)
`apid`, `padi`, `paidd`, `piad`, `ppaid`

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