PalastvsPalastesConfusable pair

Which to use

“Palast” and “Palastes” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#6,837
“Palast” frequency rank
#33,746
“Palastes” frequency rank
40583
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Palast Palastes
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 Genitiv Singular des Substantivs Palast

Where the eye mixes Palast and Palastes

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 6 letters in sequence. Palast runs 6 letters (CVCVCC) against Palastes's 8 (CVCVCCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

6 ch
Palast
8 ch
Palastes

Look-alike desk: Palast vs Palastes

A purely visual mix-up. Palast ([paˈlast]) and Palastes ([paˈlastəs]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Palast” sits inside “Palastes”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40583, 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]. Palastes is at rank #33,746, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paˈlastəs].

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 40583, this pair ranks #1,504,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of Palast vs Palastes

Shared letters: alpst. Private to "Palast": -. Private to "Palastes": e.

"Palast" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCC  ·  "Palastes" · 8 letters · shape CVCVCCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Palast ← aplast · paalst · palasst · palastt · palats · pallast · palsat · plaast
  • Palastes ← aplastes · paalstes · palasets · palasstes · palastess · palastse · palasttes · palatses

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Palast" and "Palastes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They are said differently ([paˈlast] versus [paˈlastəs]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Palast" vs "Palastes" - which ranks higher?
"Palast" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #6,837 in our German list, against #33,746 for "Palastes". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

After this comparison

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 "Palastes" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,504,291 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Palast" and "Palastes" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Palastes vs Pilates". 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 #1,504,291 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list