Which to use
“parole” and “Parolen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #21,726
- “parole” frequency rank
- #15,966
- “Parolen” frequency rank
- 37692
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | parole | Parolen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Wort, Rede | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Parole |
Where the eye mixes parole and Parolen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. parole runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Parolen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: parole vs Parolen
A purely visual mix-up. parole ([pa.ʁɔl]) and Parolen ([paˈʁoːlən]) 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 extra letter(s) - “parole” sits inside “Parolen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37692, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
parole is recorded at frequency rank #21,726, classified as anoun, pronounced [pa.ʁɔl]. Parolen is at rank #15,966, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈʁoːlən].
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 37692, this pair ranks #1,583,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of parole vs Parolen
Shared letters: aelopr. Private to "parole": -. Private to "Parolen": n.
"parole" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Parolen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "parole" for "Parolen" ever safe?
Which is more common, "parole" or "Parolen"?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "parole" and "Parolen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "parole" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Parolen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,548 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "parole" and "Parolen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parkte vs parole". 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 #1,583,548 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.