# Páez vs pai

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### Páez
*name · IPA [ˈpaes] · frequency rank #17,259*
Apellido.

### pai
*noun · IPA [ˈpɑ̝i̯] · frequency rank #28,489*
(coloquial) Tarta, quiche

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