PaarvsPageWhich spelling fits?

Which to use

“Paar” and “Page” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#258
“Paar” frequency rank
#8,762
“Page” frequency rank
9020
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Paar Page
Definition zwei durch eine (wie auch immer geartete) Beziehung miteinander verbundene Menschen (Lebewesen); zwei Menschen in einer engen, persönlichen (intimen) Verbindung Hotelbursche, Hoteldiener in betresster, uniformartiger Bekleidung

Where the eye mixes Paar and Page

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. Paar (CVVC) and Page (CVCV) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.

4 ch
Paar
4 ch
Page

Visual trap between Paar and Page

A purely visual mix-up. Paar ([paːɐ̯]) and Page ([ˈpaːʒə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9020, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Paar is recorded at frequency rank #258, classified as anoun, pronounced [paːɐ̯]. Page is at rank #8,762, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːʒə].

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 9020, this pair ranks #1,981,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Paar vs Page

Shared letters: ap. Private to "Paar": r. Private to "Page": eg.

"Paar" · 4 letters · shape CVVC  ·  "Page" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Paarapar · paarr · para · ppaar
  • Pageapge · paeg · pagge · pgae · ppage

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Paar" and "Page" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paːɐ̯] versus [ˈpaːʒə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Paar" vs "Page" - which ranks higher?
"Paar" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #258 in our German list, against #8,762 for "Page". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Paar" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Page" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,981,786 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Paar" and "Page" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Page vs Pau". 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 #1,981,786 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list