PalaisvsPullisTell them apart

Which to use

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

#15,448
“Palais” frequency rank
#49,984
“Pullis” frequency rank
65432
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Palais Pullis
Definition kleines Schloss, mondäne Wohnanlage Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Pulli

Where the eye mixes Palais and Pullis

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Palais
6 ch
Pullis

Visual trap between Palais and Pullis

A purely visual mix-up. Palais ([paˈlɛː]) and Pullis ([ˈpʊliːs]) 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 65432, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Palais is recorded at frequency rank #15,448, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈlɛː]. Pullis is at rank #49,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʊliːs].

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 65432, this pair ranks #607,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Palais vs Pullis

Shared letters: ilps. Private to "Palais": a. Private to "Pullis": u.

"Palais" · 6 letters · shape CVCVVC  ·  "Pullis" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Palaisaplais · paalis · palaiss · palasi · palias · pallais · plaais · ppalais
  • Pullisplulis · ppullis · pulils · pulis · pulliss · pullsi · upllis

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Palais" and "Pullis" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paˈlɛː] versus [ˈpʊliːs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Palais" vs "Pullis" - which ranks higher?
"Palais" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #15,448 in our German list, against #49,984 for "Pullis". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Palais" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Pullis" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #607,134 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Palais" and "Pullis" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pull vs Pullis". 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 #607,134 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list