Which to use
“paste” is a noun and “prägte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #24,065
- “paste” frequency rank
- #21,393
- “prägte” frequency rank
- 45458
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paste | prägte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Paste | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs prägen |
Letter map: paste vs prägte
Shared letters muted; letters that set paste and prägte apart highlighted. Shared run: 3. paste runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against prägte's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Grammar separator: paste vs prägte
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: paste is anoun and prägteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 45458, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paste is recorded at frequency rank #24,065, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. prägte is at rank #21,393, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpʁɛːktə].
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 45458, this pair ranks #1,352,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of paste vs prägte
Shared letters: ept. Private to "paste": as. Private to "prägte": grä.
"paste" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "prägte" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- paste ← apste · paset · pastte · patse · ppaste · psate
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "paste" for "prägte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "paste" vs "prägte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pair "paste" vs "prägte" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "paste" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prägte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,352,333 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paste" and "prägte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "paste vs puzzles". 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 #1,352,333 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.