Which to use
“Paare” and “paste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,994
- “Paare” frequency rank
- #24,065
- “paste” frequency rank
- 30059
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Paare | paste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Paar | Paste |
Letter map: Paare vs paste
Shared letters muted; letters that set Paare and paste apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on Paare vs paste
Paare and paste are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 30059, 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]. paste is at rank #24,065, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].
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 30059, this pair ranks #1,755,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Paare vs paste
Shared letters: aep. Private to "Paare": r. Private to "paste": st.
"Paare" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV · "paste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Paare" and "paste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Paare" or "paste" show up more?
After this comparison
Pair "Paare" vs "paste" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Paare" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "paste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,755,190 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Paare" and "paste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paste vs puzzles". 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 #1,755,190 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.