Which to use
“pour” is a verb and “PUR” is an abbrev - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #7,799
- “pour” frequency rank
- #7,381
- “PUR” frequency rank
- 15180
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pour | PUR |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | eingießen, einschenken | permanent uppehållsrätt; permanentes Aufenthaltsrecht |
Letter map: pour vs PUR
Shared letters muted; letters that set pour and PUR apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Part-of-speech tell for pour / PUR
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: pour is averb and PURanabbrev. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15180, 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]. PUR is at rank #7,381, 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 15180, this pair ranks #1,945,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pour vs PUR
Shared letters: pru. Private to "pour": o. Private to "PUR": -.
"pour" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "PUR" · 3 letters · shape CVC
Known mistypes of this pair
- pour ← opur · poru · pourr · ppour · puor
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "pour" and "PUR" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "pour" or "PUR" show up more?
What to do next
Pair "pour" vs "PUR" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "pour" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "PUR" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,945,795 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pour" and "PUR" 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 #1,945,795 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.