Which to use
“paid” is a verb and “patt” is an adjective - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #44,122
- “paid” frequency rank
- #45,502
- “patt” frequency rank
- 89624
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | paid | patt |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Präteritum (simple past) des Verbs pay | 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 |
Letter map: paid vs patt
Shared letters muted; letters that set paid and patt apart highlighted. Shared run: 2. paid (CVVC) and patt (CVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Role in the sentence - paid and patt
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: paid is averb and pattanadjective. On the page they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 89624, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
paid is recorded at frequency rank #44,122, classified as averb, pronounced […]. 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 89624, this pair ranks #55,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.
Orthographic DNA of paid vs patt
Shared letters: ap. Private to "paid": di. Private to "patt": t.
"paid" · 4 letters · shape CVVC · "patt" · 4 letters · shape CVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "paid" and "patt" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "paid" vs "patt" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
You've compared "paid" and "patt". Here's where to go from here.
- Full dictionary entry for "paid" 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 #55,289 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "paid" 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 #55,289 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.