Which to use
“Pro” is an abbrev and “prost” is an intj - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #414
- “Pro” frequency rank
- #10,544
- “prost” frequency rank
- 10958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pro | prost |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Prolin, eine Aminosäure | Ausspruch zum Anstoßen beim Trinken bzw. bei einem Toast |
Letter map: Pro vs prost
Shared letters muted; letters that set Pro and prost apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Pro vs prost
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Pro is anabbrev and prostanintj. On the page they differ by 2 extra letter(s) - “Pro” sits inside “prost”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 10958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pro is recorded at frequency rank #414, classified as anabbrev. prost is at rank #10,544, tagged as anintj, pronounced [pʁoːst].
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 10958, this pair ranks #1,972,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pro vs prost
Shared letters: opr. Private to "Pro": -. Private to "prost": st.
"Pro" · 3 letters · shape CCV · "prost" · 5 letters · shape CCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- prost ← porst · pprost · prosst · prostt · prots · prrost · prsot · rpost
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pro" and "prost" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "Pro" or "prost" show up more?
What to do next
Done with this confusable. These links stay specific to "Pro" and "prost".
- Full dictionary entry for "Pro" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "prost" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,972,436 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pro" and "prost" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "presst vs prost". 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 #1,972,436 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.