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.
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
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Palast" and "Palastes" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Palast" vs "Palastes" - which ranks higher?
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.