Which to use
“Pfade” and “Pfunde” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #26,125
- “Pfade” frequency rank
- #46,202
- “Pfunde” frequency rank
- 72327
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pfade | Pfunde |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Pfad | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Pfund |
Where the eye mixes Pfade and Pfunde
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. Pfade runs 5 letters (CCVCV) against Pfunde's 6 (CCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Pfade with Pfunde
A purely visual mix-up. Pfade ([ˈp͡faːdə]) and Pfunde ([ˈp͡fʊndə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 72327, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pfade is recorded at frequency rank #26,125, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡faːdə]. Pfunde is at rank #46,202, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈp͡fʊndə].
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 72327, this pair ranks #391,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Pfade vs Pfunde
Shared letters: defp. Private to "Pfade": a. Private to "Pfunde": nu.
"Pfade" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Pfunde" · 6 letters · shape CCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pfade" and "Pfunde" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Pfade" or "Pfunde" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Pfade" and "Pfunde" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pfade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pfunde" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #391,438 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pfade" and "Pfunde" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pfunde vs Pfütze". 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 #391,438 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.