Which to use
“Partei” and “Partie” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #639
- “Partei” frequency rank
- #4,064
- “Partie” frequency rank
- 4703
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Partei | Partie |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gruppe von Personen, die dasselbe Ziel erreichen wollen | Durchlauf eines Spiels oder Sportwettkampfes |
Where the eye mixes Partei and Partie
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 5 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Partei and Partie
A purely visual mix-up. Partei ([paʁˈtaɪ̯]) 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 differ only by swapping two adjacent letters (ei ↔ ie) - a transposition the eye reads straight past. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 4703, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Partei is recorded at frequency rank #639, classified as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtaɪ̯]. 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 4703, this pair ranks #1,996,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Partei vs Partie
Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "Partei": -. Private to "Partie": -.
"Partei" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "Partie" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Do "Partei" and "Partie" mean the same thing in a sentence?
Frequency check: "Partei" vs "Partie" - which ranks higher?
What to do next
Eye-level mix-up between "Partei" and "Partie" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.
- Full dictionary entry for "Partei" 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 #1,996,935 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Partei" and "Partie" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "Partie vs Prärie". 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 #1,996,935 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.