PagevspanWhat's the difference?

Which to use

“Page” and “pan” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#8,762
“Page” frequency rank
#10,913
“pan” frequency rank
19675
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Page pan
Definition Hotelbursche, Hoteldiener in betresster, uniformartiger Bekleidung Pfanne, Kochgerät zum Braten

Where the eye mixes Page and pan

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.

4 ch
Page
3 ch
pan

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Page ([ˈpaːʒə]) and pan ([pæn]) 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 19675, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Page is recorded at frequency rank #8,762, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːʒə]. pan is at rank #10,913, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pæn].

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 19675, this pair ranks #1,905,822 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Page vs pan

Shared letters: ap. Private to "Page": eg. Private to "pan": n.

"Page" · 4 letters · shape CVCV  ·  "pan" · 3 letters · shape CVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Pageapge · paeg · pagge · pgae · ppage

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Page" and "pan" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([ˈpaːʒə] versus [pæn]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Page" or "pan"?
"Page" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #8,762 in our German list, against #10,913 for "pan". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list