Which to use
“packe” and “parkte” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #22,090
- “packe” frequency rank
- #48,374
- “parkte” frequency rank
- 70464
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | packe | parkte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs packen | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs parken |
Where the eye mixes packe and parkte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence. packe runs 5 letters (CVCCV) against parkte's 6 (CVCCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: packe vs parkte
A purely visual mix-up. packe ([ˈpakə]) and parkte ([ˈpaʁktə]) 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 70464, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
packe is recorded at frequency rank #22,090, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpakə]. parkte is at rank #48,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpaʁktə].
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 70464, this pair ranks #445,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of packe vs parkte
Shared letters: aekp. Private to "packe": c. Private to "parkte": rt.
"packe" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV · "parkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "packe" for "parkte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "packe" vs "parkte" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "packe" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parkte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #445,559 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "packe" and "parkte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Päpste vs parkte". 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 #445,559 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.