# Pack vs par

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### Pack
*noun · IPA [pak] · frequency rank #5,405*
heruntergekommene, (teils kriminelle) Menschen; Gesindel

### par
*preposition · IPA [paʁ] · frequency rank #10,336*
à, je, zu, durch, kraft, mit, mittelst, vermittels, per; hindurch^(???), quer mitten^(???)

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/pack-vs-par