# parat vs past

> German confusable word pair

## The two words

### parat
*adjective · IPA [paˈʁaːt] · frequency rank #11,108*
zur Hand, fertig zur Verwendung/Anwendung

### past
*noun · IPA [pɑːst] · frequency rank #23,262*
Vergangenheit, Vorleben

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/de/vs/parat-vs-past