PhasevsPräsesConfusable pair

Which to use

“Phase” and “Präses” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#2,407
“Phase” frequency rank
#37,145
“Präses” frequency rank
39552
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Phase Präses
Definition stetig verlaufender Entwicklungsabschnitt oder stetiger zeitlicher Ablauf Vorsitzender

Where the eye mixes Phase and Präses

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.

5 ch
Phase
6 ch
Präses

Look-alike desk: Phase vs Präses

A purely visual mix-up. Phase ([ˈfaːzə]) and Präses ([ˈpʁɛːzəs]) 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 39552, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Phase is recorded at frequency rank #2,407, classified as anoun, pronounced [ˈfaːzə]. Präses is at rank #37,145, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁɛːzəs].

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 39552, this pair ranks #1,533,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Phase vs Präses

Shared letters: eps. Private to "Phase": ah. Private to "Präses": .

"Phase" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV  ·  "Präses" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Phasehpase · pahse · phaes · phasse · phhase · phsae · pphase

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Phase" and "Präses" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([ˈfaːzə] versus [ˈpʁɛːzəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Phase" vs "Präses" - which ranks higher?
"Phase" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,407 in our German list, against #37,145 for "Präses". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

What to do next

Eye-level mix-up between "Phase" and "Präses" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Phase" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Präses" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,533,612 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Phase" and "Präses" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "planes vs Präses". 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 #1,533,612 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list