Which to use
“Paket” and “Paketen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,334
- “Paket” frequency rank
- #28,793
- “Paketen” frequency rank
- 32127
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Paket | Paketen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verpackung eines oder mehrerer Gegenstände zum Schutz, zu Zwecken der Bündelung, der Steigerung des Überraschungseffekts, des Scherzeffektes | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Paket |
Where the eye mixes Paket and Paketen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Paket runs 5 letters (CVCVC) against Paketen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Paket vs Paketen
A purely visual mix-up. Paket ([paˈkeːt]) and Paketen ([paˈkeːtn̩]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Paket” sits inside “Paketen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 32127, 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]. Paketen is at rank #28,793, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈkeːtn̩].
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 32127, this pair ranks #1,714,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Paket vs Paketen
Shared letters: aekpt. Private to "Paket": -. Private to "Paketen": n.
"Paket" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Paketen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Paket" for "Paketen" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Paket" or "Paketen" show up more?
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 "Paketen" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,714,138 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Paket" and "Paketen" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Paketen vs Patenten". 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 #1,714,138 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.