Which to use
“Paare” is a noun and “par” is a preposition - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #5,994
- “Paare” frequency rank
- #10,336
- “par” frequency rank
- 16330
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Paare | par |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Paar | à, je, zu, durch, kraft, mit, mittelst, vermittels, per; hindurch^(???), quer mitten^(???) |
Where the eye mixes Paare and par
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Paare vs par
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Paare is [ˈpaːʁə] while par is [paʁ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs preposition), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 16330, 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]. par is at rank #10,336, tagged as aprep, pronounced [paʁ].
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 16330, this pair ranks #1,936,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Paare vs par
Shared letters: apr. Private to "Paare": e. Private to "par": -.
"Paare" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "par" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Paare ← apare · paaer · paarre · parae · pare · ppaare
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Paare" and "par" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Paare" or "par" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Paare" and "par" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Paare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "par" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,936,743 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Paare" and "par" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "par vs PMS". 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 #1,936,743 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.