Which to use
“Pakete” and “Plakate” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #8,916
- “Pakete” frequency rank
- #7,974
- “Plakate” frequency rank
- 16890
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Pakete | Plakate |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Variante für den Dativ Singular des Substantivs Paket | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Plakat |
Where the eye mixes Pakete and Plakate
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Pakete runs 6 letters (CVCVCV) against Plakate's 7 (CCVCVCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Pakete vs Plakate
A purely visual mix-up. Pakete ([paˈkeːtə]) and Plakate ([plaˈkaːtə]) 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 16890, 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]. Plakate is at rank #7,974, tagged as anoun, pronounced [plaˈkaːtə].
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 16890, this pair ranks #1,932,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Pakete vs Plakate
Shared letters: aekpt. Private to "Pakete": -. Private to "Plakate": l.
"Pakete" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Plakate" · 7 letters · shape CCVCVCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Pakete" and "Plakate" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "Pakete" vs "Plakate" - which ranks higher?
After this comparison
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 "Plakate" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,932,144 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Pakete" and "Plakate" 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 #1,932,144 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.