ParteimitgliedvsParteimitgliederWhich spelling fits?

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

#47,640
“Parteimitglied” frequency rank
#31,211
“Parteimitglieder” frequency rank
78851
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature Parteimitglied Parteimitglieder
Definition Person, die in eine Partei eingetreten ist Nominativ Plural des Substantivs Parteimitglied

Where the eye mixes Parteimitglied and Parteimitglieder

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 14 letters in sequence. Parteimitglied runs 14 letters (CVCCVVCVCCCVVC) against Parteimitglieder's 16 (CVCCVVCVCCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

14 ch
Parteimitglied
16 ch
Parteimitglieder

Look-alike desk: Parteimitglied vs Parteimitglieder

A purely visual mix-up. Parteimitglied ([paʁˈtaɪ̯mɪtˌɡliːt]) and Parteimitglieder ([paʁˈtaɪ̯mɪtˌɡliːdɐ]) 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 2 extra letter(s) - “Parteimitglied” sits inside “Parteimitglieder”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 78851, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

Parteimitglied is recorded at frequency rank #47,640, classified as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtaɪ̯mɪtˌɡliːt]. Parteimitglieder is at rank #31,211, tagged as anoun, pronounced [paʁˈtaɪ̯mɪtˌɡliːdɐ].

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 78851, this pair ranks #229,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - among the most confusable pairs.

Orthographic DNA of Parteimitglied vs Parteimitglieder

Shared letters: adegilmprt. Private to "Parteimitglied": -. Private to "Parteimitglieder": -.

"Parteimitglied" · 14 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCCVVC  ·  "Parteimitglieder" · 16 letters · shape CVCCVVCVCCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • Parteimitglied ← aprteimitglied · paretimitglied · parrteimitglied · parteiimtglied · parteimigtlied · parteimitgglied · parteimitgiled · parteimitgleid
  • Parteimitglieder ← aprteimitglieder · paretimitglieder · parrteimitglieder · parteiimtglieder · parteimigtlieder · parteimitgglieder · parteimitgileder · parteimitgleider

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "Parteimitglied" for "Parteimitglieder" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([paʁˈtaɪ̯mɪtˌɡliːt] versus [paʁˈtaɪ̯mɪtˌɡliːdɐ]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "Parteimitglied" vs "Parteimitglieder" - which ranks higher?
"Parteimitglieder" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #31,211 in our German list, against #47,640 for "Parteimitglied". The two are close in frequency, so neither is a safe default; check the meaning rather than guessing.

Useful next steps

Visual near-miss handled. Browse the word pages or a neighbour when the next look-alike shows up.

  • Full dictionary entry for "Parteimitglied" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "Parteimitglieder" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #229,180 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • 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 #229,180 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