Which to use
“paste” and “Pfote” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,065
- “paste” frequency rank
- #40,136
- “Pfote” frequency rank
- 64201
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paste | Pfote |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paste | (mit Ausnahme der Huftiere – vom Rind, Schaf, Schwein abgesehen, deren Extremitäten gelegentlich »Pfoten« anstatt »Klauen« genannt werden – und Primaten) bei landlebenden Säugetieren (zumeist Raubtieren) in Zehen gespaltenes Ende der Extremitäten |
Letter map: paste vs Pfote
Shared letters muted; letters that set paste and Pfote apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Spelling & dictionary notes on paste vs Pfote
paste and Pfote are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 64201, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paste is recorded at frequency rank #24,065, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Pfote is at rank #40,136, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡foːtə].
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 64201, this pair ranks #649,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paste vs Pfote
Shared letters: ept. Private to "paste": as. Private to "Pfote": fo.
"paste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "Pfote" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "paste" and "Pfote" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Which is more common, "paste" or "Pfote"?
What to do next
You've compared "paste" and "Pfote". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "paste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pfote" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #649,953 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paste" and "Pfote" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pfote vs ponte". 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 #649,953 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.