Which to use
“Paket” and “Plakat” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #3,334
- “Paket” frequency rank
- #8,258
- “Plakat” frequency rank
- 11592
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Paket | Plakat |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Verpackung eines oder mehrerer Gegenstände zum Schutz, zu Zwecken der Bündelung, der Steigerung des Überraschungseffekts, des Scherzeffektes | ein großes Blatt, mit einem Bild oder Foto mit Informationen |
Where the eye mixes Paket and Plakat
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Why the eye confuses Paket with Plakat
A purely visual mix-up. Paket ([paˈkeːt]) and Plakat ([plaˈkaːt]) 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 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 11592, 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]. Plakat is at rank #8,258, tagged as anoun, pronounced [plaˈkaːt].
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 11592, this pair ranks #1,969,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Paket vs Plakat
Shared letters: akpt. Private to "Paket": e. Private to "Plakat": l.
"Paket" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC · "Plakat" · 6 letters · shape CCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Paket" for "Plakat" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Paket" or "Plakat" show up more?
What to do next
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Paket" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Plakat" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,969,024 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Paket" and "Plakat" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Plakat vs plata". 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 #1,969,024 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.