PaarevsPageWhich spelling fits?

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

#5,994
“Paare” frequency rank
#8,762
“Page” frequency rank
14756
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Paare Page
Definition Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Paar Hotelbursche, Hoteldiener in betresster, uniformartiger Bekleidung

Where the eye mixes Paare and Page

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Paare
4 ch
Page

Why the eye confuses Paare with Page

A purely visual mix-up. Paare ([ˈpaːʁə]) 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 differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14756, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Paare is recorded at frequency rank #5,994, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːʁə]. 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 14756, this pair ranks #1,948,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Paare vs Page

Shared letters: aep. Private to "Paare": r. Private to "Page": g.

"Paare" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV  ·  "Page" · 4 letters · shape CVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Paareapare · paaer · paarre · parae · pare · ppaare
  • Pageapge · paeg · pagge · pgae · ppage

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Paare" and "Page" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaːʁə] versus [ˈpaːʒə]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Paare" vs "Page" - which ranks higher?
"Paare" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #5,994 in our German list, against #8,762 for "Page". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Paare" 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 #1,948,980 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Paare" 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 #1,948,980 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