parksvsparkteWhat's the difference?

Quick tell: parks is a noun, parkte is a verb, so they fill different roles in a sentence.

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Which to use

“parks” is a noun and “parkte” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.

#9,248
“parks” frequency rank
#48,374
“parkte” frequency rank
57622
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parks parkte
Definition Plural des Substantivs park 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs parken

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set parks and parkte apart are highlighted. They share 4 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

5 ch
parks
6 ch
parkte

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: parks is anoun and parkteaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 57622, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parks is recorded at frequency rank #9,248, classified as anoun, pronounced […]. parkte is at rank #48,374, tagged as averb, pronounced [ˈpaʁktə].

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 57622, this pair ranks #894,309 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parks vs parkte

Shared letters: akpr. Private to "parks": s. Private to "parkte": et.

"parks" · 5 letters · shape CVCCC  ·  "parkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parks ← aprks · pakrs · parkks · parkss · parrks · parsk · pparks · praks
  • parkte ← aprkte · pakrte · parkkte · parktte · parrkte · partke · pparkte · prakte

Frequency comparison

parks#9,248
parkte#48,374

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parks" and "parkte" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parks" is a noun and "parkte" a verb, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "parks" or "parkte"?
"parks" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #9,248 in our German list, against #48,374 for "parkte". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Remembering parks vs parkte

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a noun, it's “parks”; for a verb, it's “parkte”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “parks” entry
  • Browse more pairs most likely to be confused. Most confusable

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list