# pays

> English word · Verb · IPA /peɪz/ · frequency rank #4,622

## Definitions
1. third-person singular simple present indicative of pay

## Easily confused with
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-ps)
- **pcs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pcs)
- **pos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pos)
- **PBS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pbs)
- **PTS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pts)
- **ply** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-ply)
- **Paz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-paz)
- **pry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pry)
- **PMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pms)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pus)
- **pes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pes)
- **PPS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pps)
- **PRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-prs)
- **PJs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pjs)
- **pye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pye)
- **play** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-play)
- **plus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-plus)
- **puts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-puts)
- **pray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-pray)
- **piss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pays-vs-piss)

## Common misspellings (6)
`apys`, `pasy`, `payss`, `payys`, `ppays`, `pyas`

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