Which to use
“Parabel” and “Parade” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #38,941
- “Parabel” frequency rank
- #11,720
- “Parade” frequency rank
- 50661
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Parabel | Parade |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Menge aller Punkte einer Ebene, die von einem festgelegtem Punkt F (Brennpunkt) und einer festgelegten Leitgeraden l den gleichen Abstand besitzen | festliche, feierliche Aufstellung, Vorbeimarsch, Zurschaustellung, Präsentation |
Where the eye mixes Parabel and Parade
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Parabel runs 7 letters (CVCVCVC) against Parade's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Visual trap between Parabel and Parade
A purely visual mix-up. Parabel ([paˈʁaːbl̩]) and Parade ([paˈʁaːdə]) 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 50661, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Parabel is recorded at frequency rank #38,941, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈʁaːbl̩]. Parade is at rank #11,720, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈʁaːdə].
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 50661, this pair ranks #1,165,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Parabel vs Parade
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "Parabel": bl. Private to "Parade": d.
"Parabel" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC · "Parade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Parabel" and "Parade" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Parabel" or "Parade" show up more?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Parabel" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Parade" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,165,308 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Parabel" and "Parade" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Parabel vs Paraden". 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 #1,165,308 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.