Pascal

[pasˈkal]

/[pasˈkal]/ name

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The verdict

“Pascal” has 9 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #10,539. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,539
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords
9
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - männlicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-pascal · Pascal · German

Pascal · rank #10,539 · 9 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,539
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Parameter

Nearest frequency peer: Parameter (-2 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Pascal“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Pascal“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Pascal vs pasta
50% similar
Pascal vs paypal
50% similar
Pascal vs Passau
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Pascal
PropertyValue
HeadwordPascal
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[pasˈkal]
Letters6
Frequency rank#10,539
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Pascal“

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).Pascalliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Skala ist logarithmisch (jeder Tick ≈ 10× seltener). Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Parameter“ (#10,537), „Patientin“ (#10,541), „optimistisch“ (#10,536). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „Pascal“ bei #10,539. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Pascal (IPA [pasˈkal]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #10,539 among 3,409 “P” headwords. Dominant gloss: "männlicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Pascal, with forms such as "apscal", "pacsal", and "pasacl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 5 confusable-pair relationships, "pasta", "paypal", "Passau", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct German form is Pascal, spelled P-A-S-C-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    männlicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Pascal appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Mein Sohn heißt Pascal.

This word in other languages

Pace(English)Pascual(Español)Paschal(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apscal
  • pacsal
  • pasacl
  • pascall
  • pasccal
  • pascla
  • passcal
  • ppascal
  • psacal

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Pascal - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

apscal2pacsal2pasacl2pascall1pasccal1pascla2passcal1ppascal1
Edit distance from "Pascal"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Pascal"?
"Pascal" is spelled P-A-S-C-A-L. The IPA pronunciation is [pasˈkal].
What does "Pascal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Pascal" means: männlicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Pascal"?
"Pascal" is commonly confused with "pasta", "paypal", "Passau". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Pascal"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Pascal" is [pasˈkal]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Pascal" come from?
"Pascal" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Pascal", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Pfanne#10,542nähert#10,533Norman#10,531Renten#10,549

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

rühren9 variantsschema9 variantslohnen9 variantssecret9 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list