Which to use
“Palast” and “Paläste” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #6,837
- “Palast” frequency rank
- #37,121
- “Paläste” frequency rank
- 43958
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Palast | Paläste |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | ein großes, meist repräsentatives Wohngebäude auf Burgen und in Schlössern; großes repräsentatives Gebäude für politische und wirtschaftliche Aktivitäten, künstlerische Vorhaben, Erholung, Sport und Freizeitaktivitäten | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Palast |
Where the eye mixes Palast and Paläste
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence. Palast runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Paläste's 7 (CVCVCCV) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.
Look-alike desk: Palast vs Paläste
A purely visual mix-up. Palast ([paˈlast]) and Paläste ([paˈlɛstə]) 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 43958, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Palast is recorded at frequency rank #6,837, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈlast]. Paläste is at rank #37,121, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈlɛstə].
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 43958, this pair ranks #1,401,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.
Orthographic DNA of Palast vs Paläste
Shared letters: alpst. Private to "Palast": -. Private to "Paläste": eä.
"Palast" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC · "Paläste" · 7 letters · shape CVCVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
- Palast ← aplast · paalst · palasst · palastt · palats · pallast · palsat · plaast
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Palast" and "Paläste" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Palast" vs "Paläste" - which ranks higher?
Useful next steps
Pronunciation already separates them, if the page still looks alike, the dictionary links below settle it.
- Full dictionary entry for "Palast" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "Paläste" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,401,625 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Palast" and "Paläste" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Paläste vs Päpste". 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 #1,401,625 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.