Which to use
“Paar” and “padre” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #258
- “Paar” frequency rank
- #48,370
- “padre” frequency rank
- 48628
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Paar | padre |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | zwei durch eine (wie auch immer geartete) Beziehung miteinander verbundene Menschen (Lebewesen); zwei Menschen in einer engen, persönlichen (intimen) Verbindung | der Vater |
Where the eye mixes Paar and padre
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Paar runs 4 letters (CVVC) against padre's 5 (CVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Paar vs padre
A purely visual mix-up. Paar ([paːɐ̯]) and padre ([ˈpaːdrɛ]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 48628, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Paar is recorded at frequency rank #258, classified as anoun, pronounced [paːɐ̯]. padre is at rank #48,370, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːdrɛ].
Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.
With a confusion score of 48628, this pair ranks #1,241,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Paar vs padre
Shared letters: apr. Private to "Paar": -. Private to "padre": de.
"Paar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "padre" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Paar" for "padre" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Paar" or "padre" show up more?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Paar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "padre" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,241,540 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Paar" and "padre" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Paddel vs padre". Nearby pair
- Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes
Confusion rank #1,241,540 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.