Which to use
“press” and “pros” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,925
- “press” frequency rank
- #45,523
- “pros” frequency rank
- 54448
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | press | pros |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs pressen | 2. Person Singular Imperativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs prosit |
Where the eye mixes press and pros
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: press vs pros
A purely visual mix-up. press ([pʁɛs]) and pros ([prɔs]) 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 54448, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
press is recorded at frequency rank #8,925, classified as averb, pronounced [pʁɛs]. pros is at rank #45,523, tagged as averb, pronounced [prɔs].
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 54448, this pair ranks #1,018,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of press vs pros
Shared letters: prs. Private to "press": e. Private to "pros": o.
"press" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC · "pros" · 4 letters · shape CCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "press" and "pros" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "press" or "pros" show up more?
What to do next
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "press" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pros" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,018,485 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "press" and "pros" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "PMS vs pros". 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 #1,018,485 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.