Which to use
“Pass” and “Passus” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #2,315
- “Pass” frequency rank
- #35,375
- “Passus” frequency rank
- 37690
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pass | Passus |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Dokument, das für Auslandsreisen erforderlich ist, falls es zwischen dem Heimatland und dem Zielland keine Sondervereinbarungen gibt; Reisepass | relativ kurzer Abschnitt eines laufenden Textes |
Where the eye mixes Pass and Passus
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Pass with Passus
A purely visual mix-up. Pass ([pas]) and Passus ([ˈpasʊs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Pass” sits inside “Passus”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37690, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pass is recorded at frequency rank #2,315, classified as anoun, pronounced [pas]. Passus is at rank #35,375, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpasʊs].
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 37690, this pair ranks #1,583,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pass vs Passus
Shared letters: aps. Private to "Pass": -. Private to "Passus": u.
"Pass" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "Passus" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pass" and "Passus" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Pass" or "Passus" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "Pass" and "Passus" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pass" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Passus" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,583,596 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pass" and "Passus" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Passes vs Passus". 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 #1,583,596 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.