Which to use
“pour” is a verb and “Pr” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,799
- “pour” frequency rank
- #3,677
- “Pr” frequency rank
- 11476
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pour | Pr |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eingießen, einschenken | Praseodym |
Letter map: pour vs Pr
Shared letters muted; letters that set pour and Pr apart highlighted. Shared run: 2.
Part-of-speech tell for pour / Pr
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pour is averb and Pranabbrev. On the page they differ by 2 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11476, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pour is recorded at frequency rank #7,799, classified as averb, pronounced [pɔː]. Pr is at rank #3,677, tagged as anabbrev.
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 11476, this pair ranks #1,969,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pour vs Pr
Shared letters: pr. Private to "pour": ou. Private to "Pr": -.
"pour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "Pr" · 2 letters · shape CC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pour ← opur · poru · pourr · ppour · puor
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pour" for "Pr" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pour" vs "Pr" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "pour" and "Pr".
- Full dictionary entry for "pour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pr" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,691 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pour" and "Pr" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pau vs pour". 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 #1,969,691 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.