Which to use
“pride” and “Probe” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #24,463
- “pride” frequency rank
- #5,209
- “Probe” frequency rank
- 29672
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pride | Probe |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Stolz | das Einstudieren bei aufführenden Künsten |
Where the eye mixes pride and Probe
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 3 letters in sequence. pride and Probe follow the identical consonant-vowel pattern (CCVCV). Same shape at a glance is often the real trap, independent of shared letters.
Look-alike desk: pride vs Probe
A purely visual mix-up. pride ([praɪd]) and Probe ([ˈpʁoːbə]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29672, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pride is recorded at frequency rank #24,463, classified as anoun, pronounced [praɪd]. Probe is at rank #5,209, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpʁoːbə].
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 29672, this pair ranks #1,762,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of pride vs Probe
Shared letters: epr. Private to "pride": di. Private to "Probe": bo.
"pride" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV · "Probe" · 5 letters · shape CCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pride" for "Probe" ever safe?
Which is more common, "pride" or "Probe"?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "pride" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Probe" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,762,433 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pride" and "Probe" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pride vs prius". 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 #1,762,433 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.