Which to use
“pars” is a verb and “Pause” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #47,639
- “pars” frequency rank
- #1,984
- “Pause” frequency rank
- 49623
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pars | Pause |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs parsen | Unterbrechung einer Tätigkeit |
Where the eye mixes pars and Pause
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pars vs Pause
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pars is [paʁs] while Pause is [ˈpaʊ̯zə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 49623, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pars is recorded at frequency rank #47,639, classified as averb, pronounced [paʁs]. Pause is at rank #1,984, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaʊ̯zə].
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 49623, this pair ranks #1,204,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of pars vs Pause
Shared letters: aps. Private to "pars": r. Private to "Pause": eu.
"pars" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Pause" · 5 letters · shape CVVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pars" for "Pause" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "pars" or "Pause" show up more?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pars" and "Pause" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pars" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pause" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,204,462 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pars" and "Pause" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pars 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 #1,204,462 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.