Which to use
“packst” is a verb and “Paket” is a noun - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #26,121
- “packst” frequency rank
- #3,334
- “Paket” frequency rank
- 29455
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | packst | Paket |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | 2. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs packen | Verpackung eines oder mehrerer Gegenstände zum Schutz, zu Zwecken der Bündelung, der Steigerung des Überraschungseffekts, des Scherzeffektes |
Where the eye mixes packst and Paket
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses packst with Paket
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: packst is [pakst] while Paket is [paˈkeːt]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they differ by 1 letter(s) in length, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 29455, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
packst is recorded at frequency rank #26,121, classified as averb, pronounced [pakst]. Paket is at rank #3,334, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈkeːt].
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 29455, this pair ranks #1,766,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of packst vs Paket
Shared letters: akpt. Private to "packst": cs. Private to "Paket": e.
"packst" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCC · "Paket" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "packst" and "Paket" mean the same thing in a sentence?
In ordinary German text, does "packst" or "Paket" show up more?
After this comparison
Eye-level mix-up between "packst" and "Paket" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "packst" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Paket" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,766,490 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "packst" and "Paket" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "packet vs packst". 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 #1,766,490 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.