Which to use
“Pakete” is a noun and “passte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #8,916
- “Pakete” frequency rank
- #10,719
- “passte” frequency rank
- 19635
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pakete | passte |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Paket | 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs passen |
Where the eye mixes Pakete and passte
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Look-alike desk: Pakete vs passte
These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: Pakete is [paˈkeːtə] while passte is [ˈpastə]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (noun vs verb), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 19635, 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]. passte is at rank #10,719, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpastə].
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 19635, this pair ranks #1,906,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pakete vs passte
Shared letters: aept. Private to "Pakete": k. Private to "passte": s.
"Pakete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "passte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Pakete" for "passte" ever safe?
Frequency check: "Pakete" vs "passte" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.
- Full dictionary entry for "Pakete" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "passte" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,906,231 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pakete" and "passte" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parkte vs passte". 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 #1,906,231 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.