# past vs pay

> Spanish confusable word pair

## The two words

### past
*adjective · IPA /pɑːst/ · frequency rank #38,289*
Pasado, que ocurrió en el pasado.

### pay
*verb · IPA /peɪ/ · frequency rank #23,167*
Pagar.

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