ParadevsPartieWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#11,720
“Parade” frequency rank
#4,064
“Partie” frequency rank
15784
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Parade Partie
Definition festliche, feierliche Aufstellung, Vorbeimarsch, Zurschaustellung, Präsentation Durchlauf eines Spiels oder Sportwettkampfes

Where the eye mixes Parade and Partie

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.

6 ch
Parade
6 ch
Partie

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

A purely visual mix-up. Parade ([paˈʁaːdə]) and Partie ([paʁˈtiː]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 15784, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Parade is recorded at frequency rank #11,720, classified as anoun, pronounced [paˈʁaːdə]. Partie is at rank #4,064, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtiː].

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 15784, this pair ranks #1,941,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Parade vs Partie

Shared letters: aepr. Private to "Parade": d. Private to "Partie": it.

"Parade" · 6 letters · shape CVCVCV  ·  "Partie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Paradeaprade · paarde · paradde · paraed · pardae · parrade · pparade · praade
  • Partieaprtie · parite · parrtie · parttie · patrie · ppartie · pratie

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "Parade" and "Partie" be used interchangeably?
No. They are said differently ([paˈʁaːdə] versus [paʁˈtiː]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Which is more common, "Parade" or "Partie"?
"Partie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,064 in our German list, against #11,720 for "Parade". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

What to do next

You've compared "Parade" and "Partie". Here's where to go from here.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Parade" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Partie" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,941,153 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Parade" and "Partie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Parade 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

PlainSpell is a reference corpus, not spelling advice. Verify unusual forms in context.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list