Which to use
“Parade” and “Phrase” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #11,720
- “Parade” frequency rank
- #21,729
- “Phrase” frequency rank
- 33449
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Parade | Phrase |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | festliche, feierliche Aufstellung, Vorbeimarsch, Zurschaustellung, Präsentation | syntaktisch zusammengehörige Wortgruppe (Konstituente) |
Where the eye mixes Parade and Phrase
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Parade vs Phrase
A purely visual mix-up. Parade ([paˈʁaːdə]) and Phrase ([ˈfʁaːzə]) 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 33449, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Parade is recorded at frequency rank #11,720, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈʁaːdə]. Phrase is at rank #21,729, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈfʁaːzə].
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 33449, this pair ranks #1,685,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Parade vs Phrase
Shared letters: aepr. Private to "Parade": d. Private to "Phrase": hs.
"Parade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Phrase" · 6 letters · shape CCCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Parade" for "Phrase" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Parade" or "Phrase" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Parade" and "Phrase" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Parade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Phrase" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,685,760 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Parade" and "Phrase" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Parade vs parkte". 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 #1,685,760 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.