Which to use
“Partei” and “Party” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.
- #639
- “Partei” frequency rank
- #1,367
- “Party” frequency rank
- 2006
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Partei | Party |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Gruppe von Personen, die dasselbe Ziel erreichen wollen | (privates oder öffentliches) geselliges, meist abendliches Treffen, (private oder öffentliche) zwanglose Feier |
Where the eye mixes Partei and Party
Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 4 letters in sequence.
Visual trap between Partei and Party
A purely visual mix-up. Partei ([paʁˈtaɪ̯]) and Party ([ˈpaːɐ̯ti]) 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 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 2006, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Partei is recorded at frequency rank #639, classified as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtaɪ̯]. Party is at rank #1,367, tagged as anoun, pronounced [ˈpaːɐ̯ti].
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 2006, this pair ranks #2,003,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Partei vs Party
Shared letters: aprt. Private to "Partei": ei. Private to "Party": y.
"Partei" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV · "Party" · 5 letters · shape CVCCV
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Is swapping "Partei" for "Party" ever safe?
In ordinary German text, does "Partei" or "Party" show up more?
Useful next steps
Eye-level mix-up between "Partei" and "Party" 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 "Party" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #2,003,283 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Partei" and "Party" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parkte vs Party". 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 #2,003,283 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.