parolevsPauleWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: parole is a noun, Paule is a name, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

Which to use

“parole” is a noun and “Paule” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#21,726
“parole” frequency rank
#47,642
“Paule” frequency rank
69368
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parole Paule
Definition Wort, Rede deutschsprachiger Nachname, Familienname

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set parole and Paule apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
parole
5 ch
Paule

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parole is anoun and Pauleaname. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 69368, 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]. Paule is at rank #47,642, tagged as aname, pronounced […].

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 69368, this pair ranks #478,767 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of parole vs Paule

Shared letters: aelp. Private to "parole": or. Private to "Paule": u.

"parole" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "Paule" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • paroleaprole · paorle · parloe · paroel · parolle · parrole · pparole · praole
  • Pauleapule · palue · pauel · paulle · ppaule · puale

Frequency comparison

parole#21,726
Paule#47,642

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parole" and "Paule" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parole" is a noun and "Paule" a name, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "parole" or "Paule"?
"parole" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #21,726 in our German list, against #47,642 for "Paule". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering parole vs Paule

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “parole”; for a name, it's “Paule”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “parole” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list