Which to use
“past” is a noun and “prost” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #23,262
- “past” frequency rank
- #10,544
- “prost” frequency rank
- 33806
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | past | prost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Vergangenheit, Vorleben | Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast |
Where the eye mixes past and prost
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: past vs prost
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: past is [pɑːst] while prost is [pʁoːst]. 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 (noun vs intj), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 33806, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
past is recorded at frequency rank #23,262, classified as anoun, pronounced [pɑːst]. prost is at rank #10,544, tagged as anintj, pronounced [pʁoːst].
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 33806, this pair ranks #1,677,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of past vs prost
Shared letters: pst. Private to "past": a. Private to "prost": or.
"past" · 4 letters · shape CVCC · "prost" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "past" and "prost" be used interchangeably?
Which is more common, "past" or "prost"?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "past" and "prost" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "past" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,677,709 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "past" and "prost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "past 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 #1,677,709 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.