parktevsPartieWhat's the difference?

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

Which to use

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

#48,374
“parkte” frequency rank
#4,064
“Partie” frequency rank
52438
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature parkte Partie
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs parken Durchlauf eines Spiels oder Sportwettkampfes

Where the spellings diverge

Shared letters are muted; the letters that actually set parkte and Partie apart are highlighted. They share 5 letters in sequence, which is exactly why the eye skips the difference.

6 ch
parkte
6 ch
Partie

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

These two trip readers on the page rather than in the ear: parkte is [ˈpaʁktə] while Partie is [paʁˈtiː]. Spoken aloud the problem disappears. In writing it persists, because they share most of their letters but differ in 2 positions, and the parts of speech differ too (verb vs noun), which is usually the fastest check. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 52438, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

parkte is recorded at frequency rank #48,374, classified as averb, pronounced [ˈpaʁktə]. 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 52438, this pair ranks #1,096,972 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of parkte vs Partie

Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "parkte": k. Private to "Partie": i.

"parkte" · 6 letters · shape CVCCCV  ·  "Partie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV

Known mistypes of this pair

  • parkteaprkte · pakrte · parkkte · parktte · parrkte · partke · pparkte · prakte
  • Partieaprtie · parite · parrtie · parttie · patrie · ppartie · pratie

Frequency comparison

parkte#48,374
Partie#4,064

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list

Frequently Asked Questions

Can "parkte" and "Partie" be used interchangeably?
No - they are not even the same part of speech. "parkte" is a verb and "Partie" a noun, so a sentence built for one is usually ungrammatical with the other.
Which is more common, "parkte" or "Partie"?
"Partie" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #4,064 in our German list, against #48,374 for "parkte". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Remembering parkte vs Partie

The fastest way to pick the right one every time.

  • Check the role first: if you need a verb, it's “parkte”; for a noun, it's “Partie”.
  • See each word in full, definition, IPA, etymology and its other confusables. Full “parkte” entry
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

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