Which to use
“Paras” is a name and “pers” is a pronoun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #42,810
- “Paras” frequency rank
- #36,278
- “pers” frequency rank
- 79088
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Paras | pers |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | A surname. | That which belongs to per, theirs (singular): possessive case of per, used in place of a noun. |
Letter map: Paras vs pers
Shared letters muted; letters that set Paras and pers apart highlighted. Shared run: 3.
Grammar separator: Paras vs pers
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Paras is aname and persapronoun. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 79088, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Paras is recorded at frequency rank #42,810, classified as aname. pers is at rank #36,278, tagged as apron.
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 79088, this pair ranks #22,934 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of Paras vs pers
Shared letters: prs. Private to "Paras": a. Private to "pers": e.
"Paras" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "pers" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Paras" for "pers" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Paras" vs "pers" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
You've compared "Paras" and "pers". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "Paras" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "pers" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #22,934 of 530,003 scored English confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Paras" and "pers" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pallas vs Paras". 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 #22,934 of 530,003 scored English pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.