Which to use
“Pakete” and “Paketen” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,916
- “Pakete” frequency rank
- #28,793
- “Paketen” frequency rank
- 37709
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pakete | Paketen |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Paket | Dativ Plural des Substantivs Paket |
Where the eye mixes Pakete and Paketen
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Pakete runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Paketen's 7 (CVCVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pakete vs Paketen
A purely visual mix-up. Pakete ([paˈkeːtə]) 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 1 extra letter(s) - “Pakete” sits inside “Paketen”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 37709, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Pakete is recorded at frequency rank #8,916, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈkeːtə]. 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 37709, this pair ranks #1,583,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pakete vs Paketen
Shared letters: aekpt. Private to "Pakete": -. Private to "Paketen": n.
"Pakete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Paketen" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Pakete" and "Paketen" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Pakete" vs "Paketen" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Pakete" and "Paketen" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pakete" 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 #1,583,104 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pakete" 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 #1,583,104 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.