Which to use
“per” is a preposition and “Poker” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #673
- “per” frequency rank
- #10,152
- “Poker” frequency rank
- 10825
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | per | Poker |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | mittels | ein Kartenspiel |
Where the eye mixes per and Poker
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: per vs Poker
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: per is [pɛʁ] while Poker is [ˈpoːkɐ]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 2 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (preposition vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10825, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
per is recorded at frequency rank #673, classified as aprep, pronounced [pɛʁ]. Poker is at rank #10,152, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpoːkɐ].
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 10825, this pair ranks #1,973,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of per vs Poker
Shared letters: epr. Private to "per": -. Private to "Poker": ko.
"per" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "Poker" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- Poker ← opker · pkoer · poekr · pokerr · pokker · pokre · ppoker
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "per" and "Poker" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "per" or "Poker" show up more?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "per" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Poker" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,973,128 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "per" and "Poker" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Poker vs pokern". 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 #1,973,128 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.