Which to use
“Page” and “pas” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,762
- “Page” frequency rank
- #10,718
- “pas” frequency rank
- 19480
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Page | pas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Hotelbursche, Hoteldiener in betresster, uniformartiger Bekleidung | Schritt, Tritt |
Where the eye mixes Page and pas
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
A purely visual mix-up. Page ([ˈpaːʒə]) and pas ([pa]) 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 19480, 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]. pas is at rank #10,718, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pa].
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 19480, this pair ranks #1,907,897 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Page vs pas
Shared letters: ap. Private to "Page": eg. Private to "pas": s.
"Page" · 4 letters · shape CVCV · "pas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Page ← apge · paeg · pagge · pgae · ppage