# paga vs pai

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### paga
*noun · IPA [ˈpaɣ̞a] · frequency rank #2,409*
Acción o efecto de pagar.

### 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/paga-vs-pai