Which to use
“pace” and “Paket” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #33,216
- “pace” frequency rank
- #3,334
- “Paket” frequency rank
- 36550
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pace | Paket |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | der Frieden, der Friede | Verpackung eines oder mehrerer Gegenstände zum Schutz, zu Zwecken der Bündelung, der Steigerung des Überraschungseffekts, des Scherzeffektes |
Where the eye mixes pace and Paket
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pace runs 4 letters (CVCV) against Paket's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses pace with Paket
A purely visual mix-up. pace ([ˈpaːt͡ʃe]) and Paket ([paˈkeːt]) 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 36550, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pace is recorded at frequency rank #33,216, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːt͡ʃe]. Paket is at rank #3,334, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈkeːt].
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 36550, this pair ranks #1,612,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pace vs Paket
Shared letters: aep. Private to "pace": c. Private to "Paket": kt.
"pace" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "Paket" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pace" and "Paket" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "pace" or "Paket" 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 "pace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Paket" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,612,745 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pace" and "Paket" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pace 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 #1,612,745 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.