Which to use
“Parteien” is a noun and “parties” is a verb - they look or sound alike but fill different roles in a sentence.
- #1,365
- “Parteien” frequency rank
- #24,064
- “parties” frequency rank
- 25429
- confusion score
Side-by-Side Comparison
| Feature | Parteien | parties |
|---|---|---|
| Definition | Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Partei | 3. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs party |
Letter map: Parteien vs parties
Shared letters muted; letters that set Parteien and parties apart highlighted. Shared run: 6.
Part-of-speech tell for Parteien / parties
Our dataset has no pronunciation recorded for both members, so the reliable separator here is grammatical: Parteien is anoun and partiesaverb. On the page they differ by 1 letter(s) in length. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 25429, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.
Parteien is recorded at frequency rank #1,365, classified as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtaɪ̯ən]. parties is at rank #24,064, tagged as averb, 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 25429, this pair ranks #1,833,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - a relatively easy-to-tell-apart pair.
Orthographic DNA of Parteien vs parties
Shared letters: aeiprt. Private to "Parteien": n. Private to "parties": s.
"Parteien" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVVC · "parties" · 7 letters · shape CVCCVVC
Known mistypes of this pair
Frequently Asked Questions
Can "Parteien" and "parties" be used interchangeably?
In ordinary German text, does "Parteien" or "parties" show up more?
Useful next steps
Pair "Parteien" vs "parties" is on the table, pick a follow-up below.
- Full dictionary entry for "Parteien" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
- Full dictionary entry for "parties" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
- This pair ranks #1,833,425 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
- "Parteien" and "parties" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "parties 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 #1,833,425 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.