Which to use
“palace” and “Palast” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #14,886
- “palace” frequency rank
- #6,837
- “Palast” frequency rank
- 21723
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | palace | Palast |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein besonders aufwendig ausgestattetes Gebäude; Palast | ein großes, meist repräsentatives Wohngebäude auf Burgen und in Schlössern; großes repräsentatives Gebäude für politische und wirtschaftliche Aktivitäten, künstlerische Vorhaben, Erholung, Sport und Freizeitaktivitäten |
Letter map: palace vs Palast
Shared letters muted; letters that set palace and Palast apart highlighted. Shared run: 4. palace (CVCVCV) and Palast (CVCVCC) run the same length but a different consonant-vowel pattern - the shape difference is usually the fastest tell.
Spelling & dictionary notes on palace vs Palast
palace and Palast are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 21723, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
palace is recorded at frequency rank #14,886, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. Palast is at rank #6,837, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈlast].
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 21723, this pair ranks #1,882,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of palace vs Palast
Shared letters: alp. Private to "palace": ce. Private to "Palast": st.
"palace" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV · "Palast" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "palace" and "Palast" be used interchangeably?
Frequency check: "palace" vs "Palast" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Pair "palace" vs "Palast" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "palace" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Palast" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,882,906 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "palace" and "Palast" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "palace vs puzzles". 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 #1,882,906 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.