Which to use
“Paket” and “Pakete” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,334
- “Paket” frequency rank
- #8,916
- “Pakete” frequency rank
- 12250
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Paket | Pakete |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verpackung eines oder mehrerer Gegenstände zum Schutz, zu Zwecken der Bündelung, der Steigerung des Überraschungseffekts, des Scherzeffektes | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Paket |
Where the eye mixes Paket and Pakete
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Paket runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Pakete's 6 (CVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Why the eye confuses Paket with Pakete
A purely visual mix-up. Paket ([paˈkeːt]) and Pakete ([paˈkeːtə]) 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 extra letter(s) - “Paket” sits inside “Pakete”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 12250, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Paket is recorded at frequency rank #3,334, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈkeːt]. Pakete is at rank #8,916, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈkeːtə].
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 12250, this pair ranks #1,965,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Paket vs Pakete
Shared letters: aekpt. Private to "Paket": -. Private to "Pakete": -.
"Paket" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Pakete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Paket" for "Pakete" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Paket" vs "Pakete" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Paket" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Pakete" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,965,312 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Paket" and "Pakete" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Pakete 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 #1,965,312 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.