Which to use
“per” is a preposition and “Pia” is a name - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #673
- “per” frequency rank
- #13,458
- “Pia” frequency rank
- 14131
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | per | Pia |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mittels | weiblicher Vorname, „die Fromme“ |
Where the eye mixes per and Pia
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 1 letter in sequence.
Look-alike desk: per vs Pia
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: per is [pɛʁ] while Pia is [ˈpiːa]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs name), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 14131, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
per is recorded at frequency rank #673, classified as aprep, pronounced [pɛʁ]. Pia is at rank #13,458, tagged as aname, pronounced [ˈpiːa].
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 14131, this pair ranks #1,953,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of per vs Pia
Shared letters: p. Private to "per": er. Private to "Pia": ai.
"per" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Pia" · 3 letters · shape CVV
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "per" for "Pia" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "per" or "Pia" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "per" and "Pia" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "per" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pia" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,953,344 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "per" and "Pia" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pia vs PMS". Nearby pair
Confusion rank #1,953,344 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.