Which to use
“pah” is an intj and “patt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #29,274
- “pah” frequency rank
- #45,502
- “patt” frequency rank
- 74776
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | pah | patt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Ausdruck für Geringschätzung oder Verachtung | Im Schachspiel: nicht im Schach zu stehen, jedoch keinen regelgerechten Zug mehr ausführen können, ohne in ein Schach zu geraten; die Partie wird dann als unentschieden gewertet |
Where the eye mixes pah and patt
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 2 letters in sequence. pah runs 3 letters (CVC) against patt's 4 (CVCC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: pah vs patt
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: pah is [paː] while patt is [pat]. 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 (intj vs adjective), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 74776, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
pah is recorded at frequency rank #29,274, classified as anintj, pronounced [paː]. patt is at rank #45,502, tagged as anadj, pronounced [pat].
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 74776, this pair ranks #324,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of pah vs patt
Shared letters: ap. Private to "pah": h. Private to "patt": t.
"pah" · 3 letters · shape CVC · "patt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
- patt ← aptt · pat · ppatt · ptat
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "pah" for "patt" ever safe?
Frequency check: "pah" vs "patt" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "pah" and "patt" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "pah" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "patt" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #324,707 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "pah" and "patt" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "patt vs Pau". 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 #324,707 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.