Which to use
“Pack” and “pays” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #5,405
- “Pack” frequency rank
- #41,381
- “pays” frequency rank
- 46786
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pack | pays |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | heruntergekommene, (teils kriminelle) Menschen; Gesindel | Plural des Substantivs pay |
Where the eye mixes Pack and pays
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Pack vs pays
A purely visual mix-up. Pack ([pak]) and pays ([peɪz]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 46786, 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]. pays is at rank #41,381, tagged as anoun, pronounced [peɪz].
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 46786, this pair ranks #1,307,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Pack vs pays
Shared letters: ap. Private to "Pack": ck. Private to "pays": sy.
"Pack" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "pays" · 4 letters · shape CVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pack" and "pays" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Pack" vs "pays" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Pack" and "pays" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pack" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pays" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,307,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pack" and "pays" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pays 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 #1,307,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.