Which to use
“parks” and “pas” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #9,248
- “parks” frequency rank
- #10,718
- “pas” frequency rank
- 19966
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parks | pas |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Plural des Substantivs park | Schritt, Tritt |
Letter map: parks vs pas
Shared letters muted; letters that set parks and pas apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Corpus notes: parks and pas
parks and pas are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19966, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parks is recorded at frequency rank #9,248, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. 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 19966, this pair ranks #1,902,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parks vs pas
Shared letters: aps. Private to "parks": kr. Private to "pas": -.
"parks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC · "pas" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- parks ← aprks · pakrs · parkks · parkss · parrks · parsk · pparks · praks
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parks" for "pas" ever safe?
Frequency check: "parks" vs "pas" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pair "parks" vs "pas" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "parks" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pas" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,902,747 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parks" and "pas" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pas vs PMS". 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 #1,902,747 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.