Which to use
“pas” and “Puls” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #10,718
- “pas” frequency rank
- #8,121
- “Puls” frequency rank
- 18839
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pas | Puls |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Schritt, Tritt | an den Schlagadern (Arterien) fühlbare Druckwelle, welche in der Systole durch die Auswurfarbeit des Herzens entsteht |
Where the eye mixes pas and Puls
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: pas vs Puls
A purely visual mix-up. pas ([pa]) and Puls ([pʊls]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 18839, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pas is recorded at frequency rank #10,718, classified as anoun, pronounced [pa]. Puls is at rank #8,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced [pʊls].
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 18839, this pair ranks #1,914,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pas vs Puls
Shared letters: ps. Private to "pas": a. Private to "Puls": lu.
"pas" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Puls" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Puls ← ppuls · pulls · pulss · pusl · upls
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "pas" and "Puls" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "pas" or "Puls"?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "pas" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Puls" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,914,404 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pas" and "Puls" 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 #1,914,404 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.