ParteivspaterWhat's the difference?

Which to use

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

#639
“Partei” frequency rank
#8,439
“pater” frequency rank
9078
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Partei pater
Definition Gruppe von Personen, die dasselbe Ziel erreichen wollen der Vater

Letter map: Partei vs pater

Shared letters muted; letters that set Partei and pater apart highlighted. Shared run: 4.

6 ch
Partei
5 ch
pater

Corpus notes: Partei and pater

Partei and pater are indexed as a confusable German pair. We have no recorded pronunciation or part of speech for both members, so the spelling overlap is what we can show you: they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 9078, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Partei is recorded at frequency rank #639, classified as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtaɪ̯]. pater is at rank #8,439, tagged as anoun, pronounced […].

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 9078, this pair ranks #1,981,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.

Orthographic DNA of Partei vs pater

Shared letters: aeprt. Private to "Partei": i. Private to "pater": -.

"Partei" · 6 letters · shape CVCCVV  ·  "pater" · 5 letters · shape CVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Parteiaprtei · pareti · parrtei · parttei · patrei · ppartei · pratei
  • paterapter · paetr · paterr · patre · patter · ppater · ptaer

Frequently Asked Questions

Do "Partei" and "pater" mean the same thing in a sentence?
No. They differ by 1 letter(s) in length, but the dictionary glosses above give them different meanings, so swapping one for the other changes what the sentence says.
Frequency check: "Partei" vs "pater" - which ranks higher?
"Partei" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #639 in our German list, against #8,439 for "pater". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

Useful next steps

Pair "Partei" vs "pater" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Partei" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "pater" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,981,553 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "Partei" and "pater" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "pater vs puzzles". 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 #1,981,553 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list