Which to use
“Pack” and “Panik” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,405
- “Pack” frequency rank
- #4,824
- “Panik” frequency rank
- 10229
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pack | Panik |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | heruntergekommene, (teils kriminelle) Menschen; Gesindel | plötzlich auftretender Schrecken, plötzlich aufkommende Angst, schwer beherrschbarer, kontrollierbarer, von Angst und Schrecken geprägter Zustand in der Gruppendynamik und Interaktion, unter Umständen krankhafter Zustand der Psyche |
Where the eye mixes Pack and Panik
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. Pack runs 4 letters (CVCC) against Panik's 5 (CVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Pack with Panik
A purely visual mix-up. Pack ([pak]) and Panik ([ˈpaːnɪk]) 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 10229, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pack is recorded at frequency rank #5,405, classified as anoun, pronounced [pak]. Panik is at rank #4,824, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːnɪk].
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 10229, this pair ranks #1,976,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pack vs Panik
Shared letters: akp. Private to "Pack": c. Private to "Panik": in.
"Pack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Panik" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Pack" for "Panik" ever safe?
Which is more common, "Pack" or "Panik"?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Panik" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,976,154 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pack" and "Panik" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pack vs prank". 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 #1,976,154 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.